This chapter summarizes and analyzes all state supreme court and federal court decisions as well as other significant court decisions affecting the realm of higher education. The cases discussed are generally limited to those decided during 1974 and reported in the General Digest on or before March 1, 1975. In this discussion, the author attempts to integrate related cases and to illuminate any unifying legal principles that underlie the decisions relevant to each specific subtopic of higher education. Separate sections of the article focus in turn on cases involving organization and administration, property and buildings, finance, liability, aid to private education, faculty, student rights and responsibilities, and racial and sex discrimination. (JG)