Suing Alma Mater Higher Education and the Courts / Michael A. Olivas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olivas, Michael A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

College students.

College teachers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--Law and legislation--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 221 p. )

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.

Contents:

A primer on higher education law in the United States

A brief history of higher education litigation in the United States Supreme Court

Making it to the Supreme Court and the rise of purposive organizations

The traditional model of higher education in the litigation spotlight: United States v. Fordice

Hopwood v. Texas: "a university may properly favor one applicant over another because of his ability to play the cello, make a downfield tackle, or understand chaos theory"

Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine: Jews need not apply

Axson-Flynn v. Johnson: "talk to some other mormon girls who are good mormons, who don't have a problem with this"

Location, location, location: Richards v. League of United Latin American citizens and the cartography of colleges

Clark v. Claremont University Center: "I mean, us white people have rights, too"

The developing law of faculty discontent: the Garcetti effect.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-0924-0

OCLC:

966768093