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Supreme Court To Rule On Student Fees Case, Arthur S. Leonard Jul 1999

Supreme Court To Rule On Student Fees Case, Arthur S. Leonard

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

The U.S. Supreme Court announced March 29 that it will intervene in the "culture wars" raging in academia by considering whether public university students have a constitutional right to block use of their student activity fees by student organizations of which they disapprove. Lesbian and gay studies programs, such as CLAGS, are at the heart of these culture wars, as right-wing groups raise public controversies about the discussion of sexuality in the academy and question the very legitimacy of lesbian and gay studies as an academic discipline.


How To Brief A Case, Christopher Pyle, Lloyd Sealy Library, Katherine Killoran Jan 1999

How To Brief A Case, Christopher Pyle, Lloyd Sealy Library, Katherine Killoran

Open Educational Resources

This is a guide for students on how to brief a case. A student brief is a short summary and analysis of the case prepared for use in classroom discussion. It is a set of notes, presented in a systematic way, in order to sort out the parties, identify the issues, ascertain what was decided, and analyze the reasoning behind decisions made by the courts.

Created by Christopher Pyle, 1982
Revised by Prof. Katherine Killoran, Feb. 1999.


Simulated Sodomy And Other Forms Of Heterosexual 'Horseplay': Same-Sex Sexual Harassment And The Myth Of The Gender Monolith Before And After Oncale, Deborah Zalesne, Hilary Axam Jan 1999

Simulated Sodomy And Other Forms Of Heterosexual 'Horseplay': Same-Sex Sexual Harassment And The Myth Of The Gender Monolith Before And After Oncale, Deborah Zalesne, Hilary Axam

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Violence Against Women In South Africa: The Role Of Culture And The Limitations Of The Law, Penelope Andrews Jan 1999

Violence Against Women In South Africa: The Role Of Culture And The Limitations Of The Law, Penelope Andrews

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Who Needs An Evidence Code?: The New York Court Of Appeals' Radical Reevaluation Of Hearsay, Steve Zeidman Jan 1999

Who Needs An Evidence Code?: The New York Court Of Appeals' Radical Reevaluation Of Hearsay, Steve Zeidman

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Sexual Harassment Law: Has It Gone Too Far, Or Has The Media?, Deborah Zalesne Jan 1999

Sexual Harassment Law: Has It Gone Too Far, Or Has The Media?, Deborah Zalesne

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No abstract provided.


The Lexicon Has Become A Fortress: The United States Supreme Court's Use Of Dictionaries, Jeffrey Kirchmeier, Samuel A. Thumma Jan 1999

The Lexicon Has Become A Fortress: The United States Supreme Court's Use Of Dictionaries, Jeffrey Kirchmeier, Samuel A. Thumma

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No abstract provided.


Ill/Legal: The Meaning And Function Of The Category Of Disability In Antidiscrimination Law, Paula Berg Jan 1999

Ill/Legal: The Meaning And Function Of The Category Of Disability In Antidiscrimination Law, Paula Berg

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Connecticut Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Jonathan Saxon Jan 1999

Connecticut Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Jonathan Saxon

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No abstract provided.