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Texas Young Lawyers Association, Austin. – 1984
A brief review of the federal constitutional provisions and equivalent Texas Constitutional provisions for the criminally accused is provided in question and answer form. First Amendment rights related to such matters as freedom of the press, rights of students, picketing, distributing leaflets, state licensing, and obscenity are considered in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
Lines, Patricia M. – 1981
Based on the alleged growth in the number of families seeking unapproved alternative schooling arrangements, this paper reviews related state legislation and court litigation. Both home schooling and small, unapproved private schools are discussed. According to the paper, in virtually every state, enforcement of minimum standards for private…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Piele, Philip K.; Johnson, Margaret M. – 1981
While the number of cases dealing with school property issues was significantly lower than in previous years, a significant number of cases involving the detachment and attachment of land to school districts arose. Eight of the eleven cases dealing with land detachment come from Illinois. The cases concerned requests from parents that their…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bond Issues, Contracts, Court Litigation
Sissons, Peter L. – 1979
This monograph explores the Hispanic experience of the criminal justice system by examining statistics provided by Federal, State, and local agencies. A review of the literature provides a theoretical perspective from which to view the data. Examination of the first set of data begins with a description of the experiences of Puerto Ricans in the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Court Role, Courts, Criminal Law

LaMorte, Michael W.; Williams, Jeffrey D. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1985
Since 1970 approximately half of the states have challenged the constitutionality of state educational funding methods under equal protection or educational adequacy grounds. A review of court cases finds no clear trend towards acceptance or rejection of state provisions for school financing but does reveal a heightened awareness of inequity in…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)

Journal of Law and Education, 1985
Provides an edited version of the Supreme Court opinions in "TLO v New Jersey." Includes an article delineating the new rules on student searches that have resulted from the court decision. A third article discusses questionable areas the Court decision left unclear. (MD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Crime, Discipline, Drug Use
Uerling, Donald F.; Strope, John L., Jr. – 2002
The purpose of this paper is to explore the due-process rights of public employees. These particular rights are grounded in the constitutionally protected liberty interest in one's good name and reputation. Both employers and employees should be aware of what parameters case law provides with regard to the dimensions of this due-process right and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process
National School Safety Center, Malibu, CA. – 1995
With the alarming increase in drugs and weapons on American school campuses, teachers and school officials have stepped up their efforts to search lockers, other school property, and sometimes the students themselves. School officials must remember that any search of a student creates a Fourth Amendment issue. Thus, it is important to know the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
McColl, Ann – 2001
This policy brief addresses the first two rulings of the North Carolina lawsuit on the state constitutional right to education, commonly referred to as "Leandro." The "Leandro" Supreme Court opinion and subsequent court rulings add a model of adequacy that dovetails almost perfectly with standards-based education reform. Model…
Descriptors: Accountability, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Change

Reising, Bob – Clearing House, 2002
Outlines North Carolina Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning's ruling concerning school funding inequities. Details the ruling's insistence on the submission of progress reports every three months. Proposes that the ruling is too controlling and fails to recommend how to eliminate funding inequities. (PM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Funding Formulas
Tarr, G. Alan – Political Science Teacher, 1988
Discusses "new judicial federalism" as the rediscovery of state bills of rights for protecting civil liberties. Analyzes the differences in protection under state and federal bills of rights. Recommends that the growing importance of state constitutions be included in the political science curriculum and suggests bibliographic sources to…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Curriculum Development

Kramer, Karen M. – Journal of College and University Law, 1995
In Smith vs. Regents of the University of California, the California Supreme Court established new constitutional limitations on use of mandatory student fees. This article examines the Court's restriction of use of funds for ideological or controversial extracurricular programs and concludes that the distinction between educational and political…
Descriptors: College Administration, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Extracurricular Activities

Grant, Cary M. – School Law Bulletin, 1995
The 1985 United States Supreme Court decision in "Loudermill" established that public school employers may not dismiss employees who possess property rights in continued employment without due process of law. Examines the Supreme Court's decision, canvasses lower court decisions rendered since "Loudermill," and reviews the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education

Lanzinger, Judith Ann – Journal of Legal Education, 1993
A national survey of 214 active and retired judges teaching in law schools revealed information about court jurisdiction, teaching experience, reasons for teaching, problems, and benefits that teaching and judging have for each other. Recommendations are offered to the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Federal Courts, Higher Education

Jaffe, Mark; Kersch, Kenneth – Journal of Law and Education, 1991
Examines the New Jersey Supreme Court school finance decisions as examples of a state court using its state constitution to spur significant social reform. Describes the political activity and cooperation among the three branches of state government in securing the New Jersey education reform initiative. (113 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance)