A review of lawsuits arguing that the disparity in assessed valuation of property between school districts results in lower per pupil funds in poor school districts thus violating the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The report also considers objections to and criticisms of the premises of these law suit. (JF)

A number of court cases are cited which trace the development of various definitions and interpretations of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution as would be applicable to inadequate" schools. (DM)

The Supreme Court has interpreted two civil rights statutes so that women whose jobs differ from men's can recover for discriminatory undercompensation without first proving unequal pay for equal work. (RM)

Three important issues related to the testing debate, particularly in the context of college and professional school admissions, are reviewed and evaluated. (Author/AL)

Court litigation involving the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' transfer rule denied procedural due process to a student declared ineligible, assuming that the privilege of competing is not a property right. Students' interest in the system is not adequately protected, and ways must be found to ensure this minimal protection.…

Argues that the overwhelming importance of the employment relation to the individual employee, coupled with the arbitrariness of a rule that permits termination of that relationship without cause, necessitates re-examination of that rule. Available from Ohio State Law Journal, Ohio State University, 1659 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210; sc…

The principle that seems to underlie the Court's school desegregation cases is that racial criteria may be used to make one person better off than another unless constitutionally-recognized expectations of the latter person are frustrated. Available from University of Cincinnati Law Review, Taft Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH…

In "Doe v. Plyler" the court unanimously held that the denial of a free public education to illegal alien children is a violation of the equal protection clause. Examines how the court came to its conclusion. (Author/IRT)

Justice Powell's conceptualization of sex discrimination in the Bakke case is analyzed. Implications of this analysis for affirmative action for women are considered, and the court's approach to affirmative action for minorities is rejected as applying to women's rights. An alternative approach to affirmative action for women is outlined.…

While the Court reached the right result in "Bakke," the opinions rendered reveal no clear legal guidelines for dealing with reverse discrimination. Available from the Law Review, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Room 12, Taft Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221; sc $4.00. (Author)

This article emphasizes that the women's rights movement must be viewed as a vital part of the human rights struggle. It is argued that both men and women should speak out against sexism and support the struggles of women to defend and develop themselves. (Author/EB)

Reviews the setting of the "Lau" decision, the decision itself, its legislative aftermath, its impact on desegregation, and the judicial clash of opinion as to the degree of judicial intervention necessary to assure the effective enforcement of these rights. Concludes that a more searching standard of review is necessary. Journal…

This article is concerned with the constitutional guarantee of equal educational opportunity and describes the federal statutes that form the core of a growing body of civil rights legislation on behalf of handicapped people's rights to appropriate and equal education. Available from Idaho Law Review, College of Law, University of Idaho, Moscow,…

To explore the general issue of reverse discrimination, this comment focuses primarily on preferential hiring practices that have been contested in the courts. (LBH)