Suing Alma Mater Higher Education and the Courts

Name: Suing Alma Mater Higher Education and the Courts
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ISBN: 9781421409238

ISBN-10: 1421409232

ISBN-13: 9781421409238

Edition: 2013

Authors: Michael A. Olivas

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Higher education has become increasingly embroiled in legislation, regulation, and litigation. Although much has been written about Supreme Court decisions involving higher education, little has been said about the foundational college case law and litigation patterns emerging in the lower courts. From faculty and student freedom of speech to race or religion-based admissions policies, campuses have become testing grounds for a host of constitutional challenges. Suing Alma Mater describes the key issues and processes at play in higher education law.Eminent legal scholar Michael A. Olivas considers the history of litigation in the latter half of the twentieth century and the rise of…

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List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Preface






A Primer on Higher Education Law in the United States



A Brief History of Higher Education Litigation in the United States Supreme Court



Making It to the Supreme Court and the Rise of Purposive Organizations






The Traditional Model of Higher Education in the Litigation Spotlight: United States v. Fordice



Hopwood v. Texas: "A University May Properly Favor One Applicant Over Another Because of His Ability to Play the Cello, Make a Downfield Tackle, or Understand Chaos Theory"



Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine: Jews Need Not Apply



Axson-Flynn v. Johnson: "Talk to Some Other Mormon Girls Who Are Good Mormons, Who Don't Have a Problem with This"



Location, Location, Location: Richards v. League of United Latin American Citizens and the Cartography of Colleges



Clark v. Claremont University Center: "I Mean, Us White People Have Rights, Too"



The Developing Law of Faculty Discontent: The Garcetti Effect


Conclusion. My Friends, Special Programs, and Pipelines



Annual Reviews of Higher Education Law



United States v. Fordice, 505 U.S. 717 (1992) Case History


Notes


Bibliography


Index