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"To Hell In A Handbasket": Teachers, Free Speech, And Matters Of Public Concern In The Social Media World, Jessica O. Laurin

Indiana Law Journal

This Note argues that courts should narrow the scope of examined speech and place little weight on the amount of media attention that the speech received. Although courts sometimes reject First Amendment protection on the Pickering balancing test instead of the public concern issue, the public concern requirement is a threshold issue that plays a critical role in successful First Amendment claims. Accordingly, courts need to revisit the public concern doctrine to ensure that its analysis is sound and yields the correct outcome.

Part I provides background concerning retaliation claims, criticism of the public concern requirement, and special issues that …

To Lynch A Child: Bullying And Gender Nonconformity In Our Nation's Schools, Michael J. Higdon

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Bullycide In American Schools: Forging A Comprehensive Legislative Solution, Jason A. Wallace

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Gender Gap: Separating The Sexes In Public Education, Sharon K. Mollman

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Dancing In The Dark: The Eighth Circuit's Interpretation Of The Establishment Clause In Clayton By Clayton V. Place, Jeffrey A. Leon

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Institutionalization Of Conflict In The Reform Of Schools: A Case Study Of Court Implementation Of The Parc Decree, Janet Rosenberg, William R.F. Phillips

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Sociology of Class Actions

NOTE: A printing error labeled this issue Spring 1982, when it should have been labeled Summer 1982

Schools-Race Segregation-Constitutional Law

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.