In "Clark v Whiting," a federal appeals court affirmed the district court's dismissal of a biology teacher's suit contending that he was denied due process and equal protection in being refused promotion to full professor. (IRT)

The "Weber" decision held that a private employer's voluntary affirmative action plan designed to remedy past racial imbalances in traditionally segregated jobs does not violate the will of Congress as expressed in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Author)

The debate over special programs for the gifted must not obscure the basic questions: To whom will the gifts be delivered? How much emphasis are we willing to place on equality of opportunity for all children? (Author/IRT)

Defines the Court's role in race relations by elaborating on the concept of process values. Process values identify the degree to which political processes and social forces are operating responsibly to address the competing interests of minority groups and majority subgroups. Available from University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT…

The "Bakke" case is examined for what it has to say regarding first the area of equal protection, then the idea of procedural fairness as distinct from accuracy of result, and finally the notion of structural justice. Available from Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law Review Association, Gannett House, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; sc…

This note analyzes the front pay award as it must exist within the general framework of section 706(g) of Title VII. The review covers definitions, the interrelationship between back pay and the rightful place theory, legislative history of section 706(g) and the National Labor Relations Act, and specific cases addressing the issue. (LBH)

Although this article does not necessarily recommend policies of reverse discrimination, arguments indicating that such policies are not contradictory to accepted concepts of justice are presented. The necessity of dispersing any consequent injury to society as a whole rather than to individuals is stressed. (RW)

Are men and women equal credit risks? Author takes issue with established practice. (Editor)

The Supreme Court's "Croson" decision has major implications for local government and school administrative units that wish to encourage the use of minority contractors. Discusses the decision and some of the effects that the rules announced in the case may have on North Carolina's local governments and schools. (MLF)

The Supreme Court of Tennessee, in "Tennessee Small School Systems, Inc. v. McWherter," declared that Tennessee's method of financing its public schools violated the state constitution. The court's mode of analysis relies on the state equal protection clause rather than the state education clause. Examines implications for school finance…

To encourage civic virtue through civic education, the best means is through firsthand study of the nation's founding documents, which incorporate a philosophical teaching concerning human nature and civil society that is the antithesis of Marxist teaching. Suggestions are made for a curriculum that explains equality of opportunity. (SLD)

Explores whether the state university student confronted with double prosecution (university disciplinary proceedings and state or municipal criminal proceedings) has any constitutional basis for claiming the applicability of double jeopardy protection of the Fifth Amendment as a bar to a second prosecution. Concludes that the issue is not…

Discusses recent court decisions dealing with school district maternity leave policy, emphasizing the Aiello case, where the Supreme Court upheld a state insurance program that excluded disabilities relating to normal pregnancies, and the LaFleur and Cohen cases, where the Supreme Court held that mandatory termination of pregnant teachers is…

The purpose of this simulation is to develop in students an awareness of a fundamental legal principle: that procedure is the essence of justice. (Author)

Points out an emerging confluence of apparently unrelated forces that eventually may join in a serious threat to the practice of selective admissions. Focuses on several paragraphs in the recent Newman Report on graduate education; the ruling in DeFunis vs Odegaard, a case decided by the Washington State Supreme Court; and certain provisions of…