Some clients need encouragement to call a lawyer for an estate planning consultation. The counselor can prepare the client for the interview and serve with the lawyer as an interdisciplinary team interfacing with the client to guarantee that the family has both legal problems and emotional needs professionally considered. (Author)

Discusses (1) the relationship between democratic values, religious beliefs, and religious prejudice; (2) legal issues; and (3) policy implications for educating students in a religiously diverse, democratic society. Outlines implications and practical suggestions for teacher educators and classroom teachers. Includes 25 endnotes. (MLH)

Jurisprudence is viewed from the perspective that legal argument is the process of creating the field of law through restatement rather than rule application. (MSE)

Attempted to validate previously identified classification of divorce attorneys as Counselors or Advocates and to assess practitioner attitudes towards divorce reform. Found that concordance rate for classification was not statistically different from chance. Concerning attitudes, most respondents expressed dissatisfaction with current legal…

A patent awarded to Harvard University for the genetic alteration of mice in cancer research is the first ever issued on an animal, at the same time that legislation putting a moratorium on animal patents is pending in Congress. (MSE)

To solve the software piracy problem in education, teachers and professionals in positions of responsibility relative to computing must refuse to "go along with" the practice of unauthorized piracy. Software producers must work out agreements that will permit educational institutions to have quality software at reasonable prices. (CB)

Explains how diagrams can help journalism students understand complicated media law issues. Gives examples relating to libel and privacy. (FL)

Misunderstandings rooted in the differences between the asylum seeker's and the official's cultural background can seriously distort the process of communication during the asylum hearing and thus fundamentally impair the ability of refugees to make their claims credible. (Author/GC)

Reviews the process by which the juvenile justice system seems to worsen the problem it intends to cure. Reports on a study which found that youth who are arrested and adjudicated subsequently become more deliquent than their peers who have committed a recent felonious act but were not caught. (KH)

Two new American Bar Association rules can help school executives determine whether to use the board's attorney or hire their own private attorney. Various situations are cited to show the advisability of choosing one over the other. (KS)

Basic definitions and concepts in educational liability are presented, as well as descriptions of the conditions under which early childhood special educators may be held liable for physical, educational, or psychological injury of students. Litigation is discussed. Finally, preventive measures are enumerated and legal defenses are considered.…

Discussion of the effects of copyright on microcomputer software highlights the nature of copyright and situations in which the copying of copyrighted software may be permitted. Rights that a purchaser should insist upon when contracting for computer equipment are noted, i.e., right to test hardware and software prior to purchase. (EJS)

The paper examines elements of negligence and other legal concerns in view of the evolving trend to educate severely handicapped persons in integrated, community based settings. Duty, care, risk, and appropriate placement and instruction are discussed. Finally, recommendations for avoiding teacher liability are presented. (Author/CL)

Educators who are also members of the bar offer advice to administrators on how to testify in court in school-related cases. (MJL)

Discusses common legal issues in business communication, showing their complexity, and provides guiding principles rather than a list of do's and don'ts for business correspondence. (HTH)