Young women throughout the country have been excluded from elite academic high schools, denied access to "masculine" vocational education programs, and confronted daily with school textbooks which portray them as placid, unimaginative, and unproductive citizens. Discusses legal cases involving sex discrimination under the topics of overt sex…

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 mandates that sex discrimination be eliminated in federally assisted education programs. Although a few issues such as competitive athletics have generated wide interest, Title IX has significant implications for a variety of less publicized issues including recruiting, admissions, financial aid,…

Discusses the conditions which must exist prior to the justifiable use of a temporary suspension. Examines three court cases in which its limits were defined and discusses some problems which have not yet been resolved. (HMV)

As consumers organize and industry begins to feel the economic pinch of pollution control laws, litigation may increase as will the need for the expert witness. Discussed are the functions and preparations of expert witnesses, their role and conduct in judicial proceedings, and the techniques of being an expert witness. (BT)

Speech delivered at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Houston, Texas, November 1, 1968).

Seven papers from a 1978 conference focus on the use of punishment in special education programs for emotionally disturbed students. In "The Legal Status of the Use of Corporal Punishment and Other Aversive Procedures in Schools," F. Wood and K. Lakin review laws, regulations, and court decisions that bear on the legality of the use of…

A significant component of modern migrants are refugees or displaced persons. Historically, most involuntary migrants readily found permanent asylum in the traditional immigrant receiving countries of the New World. This situation is changing. Source areas of refugees have shifted from the European arena to the Third World, and the causes of…

To examine the possible impact of the 1976 Copyright Act on the workings of copyright in the United States, this book outlines the historical development of the copyright scheme, looks at how the 1976 act deals with the doctrine of fair use, analyzes the nature and effect of the new act's exemptions from copyright, and explores ways in which…

Photojournalists who sometimes do freelance work should have an awareness of the legal issues relating to their work. The history of litigation involving photographers is clouded by misapplication of existing law, ambiguity in applicable law, and lack of knowledge on the part of all parties. Nonetheless, certain basic principles, if followed,…

This discussion summarizes the general principles that may be applied in determining the limits of free expression and proposes new criteria based on libertarian values. Among the general principles summarized are the bad-tendency test, the clear-and-present-danger test, the balancing test, the incitement test, and the hypothetical absolute test.…

Included in the report are summaries of four new cases and updated information on 38 cases regarding legal issues in mental retardation. Featured is a review of cases dealing with liability of judges and lawyers in violating the rights of mentally retarded persons. Other issues addressed (with sample court case in parentheses) include commitment…

This selective bibliography on censorship and the nature of obscenity lists 19 lower and Supreme Court decisions (1727-1967) and 21 articles published in law reviews from 1938 through 1967. The Judges' opinions in the court cases are quoted to suggest the direction in which the courts are moving in regard to the interpretation of obscenity. (SW)

This study analyses and summarizes the statutory regulations of various countries regarding the legal validation and use of certified microcopies in place of original documents. Descriptions are provided and rules summarized for the categories of: (1) the purpose of microfilming; (2) principle uses of microfilm; (3) the making of microfilm and…

Designed to provide a background for forthcoming changes, this bibliography lists published materials dealing with copyrights particularly as they apply to violation of the Copyright Act by technology such as photocopiers, computers, and videotape machines. Included are monographs, articles from legal journals, government publications, and legal…

Transcriptions of papers presented during a conference at the University of Wisconsin during July, 1968. "Liability and School Facilities" is the topic of the first paper, followed by presentations and seminar discussions concerned with--(1) Legal Aspects of Construction; (2) Legal Aspects of Operating Facilities; (3) Legal Aspects of Long Term…