Summarized are 56 completed or pending state court cases regarding the right to an education, the right to treatment, and placement of handicapped children and adults. The decisions are reported to have substantiated the right of handicapped children to equal protection under the law including being provided with an education and full rights of notice and due process in relation to their selection, placement, and retention in educational programs. Sources of information for the summary included attorneys, organizations, and the plaintiffs involved. Forty-one cases deal with the right to an education, nine cases with the right to treatment, and six cases with placement. (DB)