Suing Alma Mater Higher Education and the Courts / Michael A. Olivas.
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TextPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)ISBN: 9781421409245; 1421409240Subject(s): College students -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | College teachers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Universities and colleges -- Law and legislation -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 344.73/074 LOC classification: KF4225 | .O44 2013Online resources: Full text available: | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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