May it please the court : courts, kids, and the constitution /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Irons, Peter H., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press, [2000]
Series:May it please the court series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • School district of Abington Township v. Schempp (1963): Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer in schools
  • Tinker v. Des Moines school district (1969): wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam war
  • Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur (1974): mandatory maternity leave for pregnant teachers
  • Milliken, governor of Michigan v. Bradley (1974): busing across district lines for racial balance
  • Goss, superintendent of schools v. Lopez (1975): due process hearings for suspended students
  • Ingraham v. Wright, school principal (1977): "Cruel and unusual punishment" and paddling students
  • Plyler, superintendent of schools v. Doe (1982): barring "illegal alien" children from schools
  • Board of education, Island Trees school district v. Pico (1982): removing "objectionable" books from school library
  • New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985): power of school officials to search student belongings
  • Bethel school district v. Fraser (1986): punishing "vulgar" speech at school assembly
  • Edwards, governor of Louisiana v. Aguillard (1987): "equal time" for evolution and creationism in schools
  • Hazelwood school district v. Kuhlmeier (1988): censoring high school newspapers
  • Board of education, Westside schools v. Mergens (1990): equal access for religious clubs in school facilities
  • Lee, school principal v. Weisman (1992): prayers at school commencement ceremony
  • Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills school district (1993): sign-language interpreter in religious school
  • Vernonia school district v. Acton: mandatory drug testing for student athletes.