The court refused to declare differences in per pupil district expenditures unconstitutional. Reformers must now look to the State courts for change in the present system of school finance. (Author/WM)

Presents the full text of the landmark case that found the method of financing public education in California in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)

Contains the full text of the Texas case finding that the current method of funding public education in that State violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)

Presents the full text of the Minnesota case that found the method of financing public education in that State to be in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)

Presents the full text of the New Jersey case that found the method of financing public education in that State to be in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)

Discusses the implications of the California Serrano vs Priest decision for the federal aid program. (JF)

Argues that where fundamental rights are jeopardized, the Supreme Court is requiring not equal protection but minimum protection. (Author)

Court litigation involving two state universities in Oregon concerns providing athletic equity without losing large revenue potential in men's sports. Compliance with federal regulations has been less critical than appropriately defining and bringing about athletic equity. The Oregon State findings of fact and conclusions of law and order are…

Despite demonstrated success of a graduation competency testing policy in Tatnall County (Georgia), a judge ruled that the policy violated due process because the school district could not show that the items on the test were actually taught in the schools. (WD)

Argues that, in dealing with the rights of minorities, the Supreme Court has read the Fourteenth Amendment in a way contrary to the intent of those who framed the Constitution. Available from the South Carolina Law Review, University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina 29208; $13.00/year. (IRT)

The DiLeo v Board of Regents of the University of Colorado decision which dismissed an equal protection challenge to a preferential admission program of the University of Colorado School of Law is discussed. Whether the decision is in accord with the general law of standing and alternative remedies is examined. (MLW)

Examines two cases (Bakke and Detroit Police Officers Association vs Young); examines affirmative action programs, reverse discrimination, and the use of "benign" classifications in light of the Fourteenth Amendment and the United States Code. Available from Editorial and Business Office, Detroit College of Law Review, 130 East Elizabeth…

Examination of U.S. v. Reiser suggests that sex-based classifications should be subjected to close scrutiny regardless of whether men or women are harmed by the classification. The Reiser decision showed that discrimination in the Selective Service system is not necessary and that women are excluded merely for administrative convenience. (LBH)

Potential Title VII financial liability, not only for lawyer's fees and court costs, but also for back pay awards, should provide the needed stimulus for union and management to accept altered arbitration as a method of resolving employment discrimination claims. Altered arbitration would be an effective way to limit their financial liability.…