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Lewis, John F. – 1979
This paper discusses legal implications for employment as a result of Bakke v. Regents of University of California, a reverse discrimination case that ruled in favor of the plaintiff. It refers to Weber v. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, a case that may turn out to be more significant than Bakke because it involves jobs, money, and who…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Racial Discrimination
Uerling, Donald F. – 1991
Legal issues in public use of educational facilities and property are examined in this paper, which focuses on the balance between government authority and individual rights of association and expression protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The Supreme Court's use of forum analysis to determine whether the government's interest in…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Constitutional Law, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Reynolds, William Bradford – 1981
This testimony was delivered by William Bradford Reynolds, the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, before the Subcommttee on Separation of Powers, Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate. Reynold states that compulsory busing of students is not an acceptable remedy to achieve racial balance. He emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Busing, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, De Facto Segregation
Krumm, Bernita L.; Thompson, David P. – 1998
This article examines the effects of the "Acton" decision, a Supreme Court ruling that upheld random urinalysis of secondary-school students who participate in extracurricular athletics. The paper focuses on cases involving general (mass) searches, "medical assessment" searches, strip searches, and drug testing. Although the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts