Supreme Court Gives Public Universities New Protection against Lawsuits.

Lederman, Douglas

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ERIC Number: EJ534348

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Publication Date: 1996

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Supreme Court Gives Public Universities New Protection against Lawsuits.

Lederman, Douglas

Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n11 pA33-A34 Nov 8 1996

A Supreme Court ruling last March, "Seminole Tribe of Florida vs. State of Florida," sharply restricted Congress' ability to override a state's immunity to federal lawsuits under the 11th Amendment. State institutions have already used the decision to fend off litigation on a variety of issues, including age discrimination, patents and copyrights, racial discrimination, and athletics. (MSE)

Descriptors: Age Discrimination, American Indians, Constitutional Law, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Patents, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, State Universities

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