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Olivas Michael A |
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Suing Alma Mater : Higher Education and the Courts / / Michael A. Olivas |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 221 p. ) |
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College students - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
College teachers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
Universities and colleges - Law and legislation - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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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