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The Liberty Interest Of Children: Due Process Rights And Their Application, James W. Ellis, Lee E. Teitelbaum
The Liberty Interest Of Children: Due Process Rights And Their Application, James W. Ellis, Lee E. Teitelbaum
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Few areas pose more difficult problems in the application of due process doctrine than does regulation of parent-child relationships. Determination of the procedural requirements for intervention by the state in the lives of children, at the request or with the agreement of parents, presents novel and troublesome constitutional questions. Special problems arise in the definition of the liberty interests of minors and in determining how much process is due given an infringement of those interests. These problems cannot be resolved by resort to the categorical assumptions of either traditional theory or "children's liberation." Close examination of the interests held by …
The Quest For Educational Opportunity: Access To Legal And Medical Education In New Mexico, Leo M. Romero
The Quest For Educational Opportunity: Access To Legal And Medical Education In New Mexico, Leo M. Romero
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ACCESS of minority group members to higher education is one of the burning social and legal issues of our time. The issue centers around two problems: first, how can the number of minority students in higher education be increased, and, second, can it be done in a way that does not abuse the constitution? As institutions of higher learning, both medical and law schools have been the focus of this issue, primarily due to the intense competition among applicants for the limited number of positions available. l In addition, medical schools and law schools have been the recent targets of …