Suggests that a constitution for the third century needs no improvement in the 14th Amendment. All that is required is that its promises be honored and that we be vigilant, lest, by reason of the very evil that arose out of its long nullification, it should once more be undermined. (Author)

Discusses the implications of an international instrument now awaiting ratification by U.S. and other governments in the Western Hemisphere--the American Convention on Human Rights," negotiated in 1969 by 19 members of the Organization of American States. (JM)

Tge Congressional Research Service finds that the Supreme Court has been groping for a standard doctrine to resolve children's rights cases. For the most part, however, its decisions are still best analyzed in terms of the underlying right claimed, such as parental primacy, first amendment rights, due process, and privacy. (Author/GC)

The plight of Soviet Jews parallels minority plight in the U.S. (DM)

Equal justice provisions of the constitution are meaningless unless there are lawyers who will fight for them. (DM)

A-95 is the designation of an instructional memorandum circulated by the Federal Office of Management and Budget Control which authorizes various State and regional agencies to review and comment on all applications for Federal funding. (Author/JM)

The 1973 Act, which purports to promote employment opportunities for the handicapped, is reviewed and the enforcement procedure is described. The right of an individually aggrieved handicapped person to sue in Federal court ("private cause of action") is discussed in terms of the 1978 amendment. (EB)

Within the past few years the courts have made significant inroads challenging the idea that the private sector is beyond the reach of the law. The focal point in eroding this doctrine of immunity has been an ancient relic of law that Congress passed immediately following the Civil War. (Author)

Discusses the results of a sixteen year survey of collegiate and professional basketball in terms of several aspects of the athletic world alleged to be racially biased-recruitment policies, the assignment of playing positions, performance expectations, and rewards. (Author/JM)

Presents two points of view on feminism--one black and one white. (DM)

After court rulings forced the integration of public schools in the south, many parents transferred their children to parochial schools. Thus, many parochial schools throughout the nation have, intentionally or unintentionally, promoted racial isolation in the schools. (DM)

Dilemmas inherent in new regulations attempting to end age discrimination in federally supported agencies or activities are examined in this article. Recommendations for clarifying and increasing the fairness of such antidiscrimination legislation are offered. (GC)