This paper addresses application of the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies (the legal doctrine that a party may not seek judicial relief for supposed or threatened injuries until the prescribed administrative remedies have been exhausted), in relation to cases brought under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975…

Affirmative action is seen as causing dissension and cleavages in the civil rights coalition. Requisites suggested for winning support for affirmative action are thorough knowledge of its rationale and components, assuring whites they will not be pushed out of jobs, and a continued emphasis on the urgency for affirmative action. (Author/AM)

Suggests that competence and merit are elements in need of examination, and gives four reasons why being a woman, black, or Spanish-American is a qualification for academic appointment. Stresses that energy ought to be directed to increasing support of colleges and universities and not to fighting affirmative action. (Author/AM)

The growing list of added coverages in state and local civil rights laws is diluting the fight against racial discrimination by weakening enforcement through loading civil rights agencies with many new areas of coverage which are diverting them from their original purpose of ending discrimination against racial and religious minorities. (EH)

This document describes the enforcement activities and accomplishments of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice between January 20, 1981 and January 31, 1987. Emphasis is placed on describing the enforcement responsibilities and programs, not on listing comprehensively cases and activities. The report is divided into…

Although women in North Carolina increasingly enter the work force to stay and their "protected" status in marriage is no longer secure, North Carolina's women do not have economic equality under law with men. Husbands have full rights to the rents, profit, and control of entirety property and real estate during marriage; and no women…

This report concerns the adequacy and availability of services to linguistic minorities provided by the judiciary in New Jersey. The findings were as follows: (1) court interpreters generally do not possess required skills, knowledge, and training; (2) forms and documents are not translated by professionals, are not equal in quality to their…

Presents facts and figures disputing many of the traditional sex stereotypes of working women. (WM)

Discusses the history and development of laws protecting children's rights up to the recent Goss vs. Lopez decision on suspension. (EJT)

The Equal Rights Amendment proposes to ensure constitutional protection against all legislative sex discrimination. "Separate but Equal" standards, be they legal, social or psychological, are inevitably incompatable with equal protection under the law and act as a barrier to each individual's freedom for self determination. Equal rights,…

Present and emerging legal principles and procedures are affecting the internal ordering of colleges and are particularly relevant to growing student demands for a larger share in decision making. Judicial resolution of student-institutional relationships is, however, largely inappropriate and it is up to the university to establish procedures…

This guide, published by the United States Commission on Civil Rights, explains current Federal Laws that prohibit sex discrimination, as well as policies and regulations of Federal agencies prohibiting sex discrimination. The booklet describes the major provisions of each law and regulation and the complaint procedures established under each.…

The Interstate Association of Commissions on the Status of Women has prepared this revised "Handbook for Commissions on the Status of Women" as a service to the growing number of Commissions across the country. Because both government and citizen groups are increasingly aware of the problems women face and are addressing them with new…

This progress report on the status of women presents: (1) the general background including structure (state, local, regional, and national), membership composition, and funding methods of such commissions; (2) general and special (Equal Rights Amendment, International Women's Year) program activities; and (3) lists of currently active state and…

The Supreme Court's ruling in the Bakke case, which found that strict numerical quotas were illegal in admissions programs, is analyzed in this article in terms of its applications to women's rights. It is pointed out that although the ruling, which was made on a statutory rather than a constitutional basis, conceded that race could be considered…