Discusses how the federal judiciary has sought to delineate the due process of law rights of students. Cases are reported to show what the courts have said about such substantive due process of law rights as freedom of religion, speech, press, and association. Reports a controversy in which the court concerned itself about procedural due process…

Discusses recent Federal Laws and Executive Orders affecting sex discrimination in educational institutions. Also discusses probable court interpretations of these laws. (JF)

Two landmark court cases have upheld the constitutional right of handicapped children to a publicly supported educational program, and to various procedural safeguards to insure fair implementation of that right. Neither case deals directly with the right to an "adequate" education. Presents arguments lawyers could present in raising this adequacy…

The equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment both offer protection to the student who is denied an education for a lengthy period. If a student shows that he no longer threatens substantial disruption of the educational process, he must be readmitted. (Author)

In an Alabama court decision ("Mason v. Teague") the standards for choosing hearing officers are interpreted in a manner that restricts the availability of due process hearing officers in special education disputes involving handicapped students and the administration of the All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. (MD)

Examines the concept of equal educational opportunity found in the district court's decisions in "Keyes," the court of appeals' response, and the legal framework in which those decisions were made. Asserts that a constitutional doctrine of equal educational opportunity can be formulated to address educational disparities. (Author/IRT)

Examines recent court cases to see how they have affected the direction and purpose of the university. The author finds that the courts are protecting rather than threatening the autonomy of universities. (JF)

Truth in testing laws are subject to challenge on the grounds that they invade federally protected rights and interests of the test-makers through the due process clauses of the Constitution and federal copyright protections. (Author/MLF)

The law regarding constitutional rights of teachers and public employees has changed to strengthen due process procedures. Court decisions are cited. (DW)

Analyzes moral and legal obligations the U.S. has toward undocumented Mexicans in the U.S. Reviews past cases and draws implications regarding the nature and extent of such obligations. Discusses several court decisions regarding the rights of undocumented migrants. Provides an overview of trends in Mexican-US migration. (MD)

Points out an emerging confluence of apparently unrelated forces that eventually may join in a serious threat to the practice of selective admissions. Focuses on several paragraphs in the recent Newman Report on graduate education; the ruling in DeFunis vs Odegaard, a case decided by the Washington State Supreme Court; and certain provisions of…

Changes in constitutional doctrine and a number of recent Supreme Court decisions suggest that an equal protection challenge to the fiscally motivated shutdown of a public education program would be well founded. (Author)

Reviews the lack of student suspension research and defines due process. Presents statistical data on racial, gender, and social class discrimination in relation to suspensions. Schools need to review policies on due process, fair warning, proportionality and equal application, and nondiscrimination in relation to student suspensions. (MD)

The power of school boards to classify pupils for the purposes of admission to or expulsion from school and school activities was restricted in four recently decided federal court cases: two involving discrimination against new-wed students and two involving discrimination against female students. Decisions limit the power of school boards over…