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Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Constitutional Law

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Hazelwood V. Kuhlmeier And The University: Why The High School Standard Is Here To Stay, Christopher N. Lavigne Jan 2008

Hazelwood V. Kuhlmeier And The University: Why The High School Standard Is Here To Stay, Christopher N. Lavigne

Fordham Urban Law Journal

In Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, the Supreme Court evaluated the administrative control of a high school newspaper and held that public school officials could control speech in school-sponsored activities if they did so for legitimate pedagogical reasons. While the Court reserved the question of whether this standard should be applicable at the university level, various federal circuit courts have since applied this speech-restrictive standard to student speech at colleges and universities. In light of these circuit court opinions, there has been considerable debate about whether and to what extent the Hazelwood framework should apply to college and university students. …


Poverty, Inequality, And Class In The Structural Constitutional Law Course, Stephen Loffredo Jan 2007

Poverty, Inequality, And Class In The Structural Constitutional Law Course, Stephen Loffredo

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article argues that poverty and income inequality issues should be taught in a constitutional law course. Furthermore, it argues that these issues should not only be considered when discussing due process, equal protection, the First Amendment, but in also within the context of structural constitutional law, i.e. separation of powers and federalism.


Regulation Of Advertising And Promotional Pracitces Of Public Utilities Under The First Amendment, Thomas G. Carulli Jan 1980

Regulation Of Advertising And Promotional Pracitces Of Public Utilities Under The First Amendment, Thomas G. Carulli

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Note examines the first amendment right of public utility corporations in light of the recent restrictions imposed on how these corporations communicate with their subscribers and the public in general. Specifically, this Note will focus "on the regulations promulgated by the New York Public Service Commission which prohibited the use of bill inserts on controversial matters of public policy and banned all promotional advertising by public utility corporations."