This monograph synthesizes the laws and regulations that form the basis of the right to representation in the court of public opinion by all who would seek to influence public and private decisions. It expresses the framework of human and social values that underlie this constitutional freedom and that give public relations and other management…

Canon 35 of the American Bar Association's Canons of Judicial Ethics is an advisory ban on cameras and news equipment in courtrooms. In 1978, the Louisiana Supreme Court authorized a one-year pilot project on electronic coverage of court proceedings. The authorization set forth certain technical requirements concerning the nature and placement of…

Determining acceptable practices in maintaining personnel files is a pertinent issue for school personnel administrators today. Recognizing this, the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators accepted the study of this topic as a committee assignment from the American Association of School Personnel Administrators. A survey instrument…

In the face of more sophisticated data collection technology, California voters have demonstrated an increasing concern about their own privacy. In response, Assemblyman Cullen has proposed a bill to the state legislature which would require anyone opening an automated information system to send notice to the Secretary of State. This notice would…

The report is presented in two parts. The first examines the social and technical implications of information systems vis a vis the individual's ability to control the dissemination of information about himself. It is argued that information systems must incorporate certain properties in their initial design in order to safeguard man's…

A description is provided of a conceptual model for a data secure system. The discussion first offers a formal working vocabulary and next, using the intuitive idea of a dichotomy between permissible and impermissible accesses, formalizes the idea with an Extended Logical Data Base and with protection specifications and patterns. These…

Recent regulations concerning consent procedures and protection of privacy fall most severely on follow-up studies of children. Compliance with current regulations on subjects' rights sometimes seems potentially more harmful to the subjects than is the research itself. (Author/AM)

Argues for the usefulness of the cumulative student record as a planning source providing a wide range of data on students and discusses the problems of collecting such data, including the problems related to recent legislation in the human rights field and to changes in education acts and regulations. (Author/IRT)

There have been problems and delays in the implementation of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 reforming student records procedures. As a response to these problems, the National Committee for Citizens in Education, the National Urban League, and the National Council of Jewish Women developed a questionnaire for parents…

Noting the philosophy behind the issue of individual privacy, the author reviews federal legislation (the 1973 Health, Education, and Welfare Report; the Privacy Act of 1974; C.H.R. 1984 designed to extend provisions of the Privacy Act to the private sector) and state legislation, concluding with suggested guidelines for future legislation. (JT)

Individual privacy, suggests a Swedish judge, must be protected by restricting the kinds of personal data collected and the uses to which it will be put, and by preventing erroneous information to be used. An issue is whether personal data in education files can be used in conjunction with data in other files. (Author/LBH)

Argues for abortion rights and protection of intimate decisions and relationships. Describes the role and position of women in eighteenth century American society as a means of exposing the fallacy of the anti-abortion movement's insistence on adherence to constitutional text. Discusses the recent attempts to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling. (PS)

The authors discuss precedent-setting court litigation concerning the employee's right to personal relationships, including relationships with co-workers and with employees of competitors. Information presented includes both public and private employers. They also discuss the tension between the employee's right to privacy and the employer's…

Urges policymakers to examine and update their school system's child abuse reporting policy. Such policies must be adequate to help endangered children, protect their right to privacy, and avoid overprotection. Advises on ways to protect staff against unnecessary accusations and develop inservice training programs discussing child abuse, state…

Review of employment laws affecting libraries includes definitions of qualified personnel, laws pertaining to medical and honesty testing, affirmative action, and sexual harassment. Laws covering crime within libraries are also discussed, as well as problems with existing legislation. (CLB)