(1977). Inside the Supreme Court. The Momentous School Desegregation Decision. Atlantic Monthly, 239, 4, 35-40, Apr 77. Adapted from his memoirs, this article offers a view of the school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, from the perspective of the Supreme Court chief justice. (LBH)…
(1976). Up Against the Accommodation Rule. UMKC Law Review, 45, 1, 56-74, F 76. The perplexities of the accommodation rule in Title VII's religious discrimination cases grown with each decision. The author suggests that if the rule is to survive, the Supreme Court must resolve the conflicts by supplying definitions for key terms and guidelines for uniform application of the rule. (LBH)…
(1977). Black Power and Community Change: An Assessment. Journal of Black Studies, 7, 3, 263-80, Mar 77. Explores some of the positive aspects of black power, discusses what the concept of black power suggests about the future direction of the black struggle and future U.S. race relations. Also speculates about the results of black power used as a vehicle for social change at the community and national level. (Author/JM)…
(1975). Sex Discrimination and Title VII. UMKC Law Review, 43, 3, 273-95, Spr 75. Implications of Title VII for dealing with sex discrimination are discussed. It is suggested that the impact should not be assessed purely in terms of visible change but in the changed perspectives that women have begun to assume as to their own potentials. (LBH)…
(1977). The Teacher and the Law: What Are Teacher Rights?. Today's Education, 66, 1, 16-7, Jan-Feb 77. Teachers should seek the help of local or state associations in questions of unfair treatment, since constitutional rights do not cease to exist when signing a teaching contract. (MB)…
(1997). The Parameters of Affirmative Action: Equity and Excellence in the Academy. Review of Educational Research, v67 n2 p165-96 Sum. Provides a historical, philosophical, and theoretical analysis of affirmative action in higher education. Also evaluates the success of affirmative action and considers alternatives. Although affirmative action has not created great improvements, it has been consistent with assumptions about the meaning of academic community. (SLD)…
(1998). Human Language Rights: An Islamic Perspective. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p55-62 Jan. Argues that Islam considers language a human right that must be guaranteed for all people due to language's advantageous effect on sociocultural relations. Denotes "right" as any action whose fulfillment might cause advantage or prevent damage to individuals or societies; and emphasizes that it is natural for individuals to use the language of their traditional environment. (36 references) (Author/CK)…
(1998). Postmodernity, Cultural Pluralism and the Nation-State: Problems of Language Rights, Human Rights, Identity and Power. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p89-99 Jan. Argues that language provides not only a central identity variable but also constitutes a key means by which people can either gain access to power or be excluded from the right to exercise control over their lives. Argues that, if language is materially and culturally rooted, issues of language rights cannot be addressed outside of social policy. (22 references) (Author/CK)…
(1996). Local Knowledge(s): Notes on Race Relations, Panethnicity and History in Hawai'i. Amerasia Journal, v22 n2 p1-29. Examines the emergence and fragmentation of the panethnic Local in Hawaiian interracial relations. It explores, within the fractious debate over affirmative action in the 1970s and 1980s, the underrepresented island minorities' challenging of the privileged Local elite that intensified inter-Asian-Pacific tensions and fragmented the panethnic Local in the process. (GR)…
(1996). Affirmative Action, Fairness, and the Scope of Justice. Journal of Social Issues, v52 n4 p19-24 Win. Examines the justice claims made by opponents and proponents of affirmative action and argues the need to consider the scope of justice embedded in the affirmative action debate. It describes the scope of justice, factors causing its change over time, its application to the affirmative action controversy, and presents a table clarifying the justice claims within the affirmative action debate. (GR)…
(1996). How Affirmative Action Can Pass Constitutional and Social Psychological Muster. Journal of Social Issues, v52 n4 p133-44 Win. Explores U.S. Supreme Court rationale in judging the constitutionality of affirmative action cases and why the theory used in its decisions is at odds with the formal theory and research on social psychology of affirmative action procedures. The scientific work indicates procedural conditions that the Court would find social psychologically acceptable and thus constitutionally acceptable. (GR)…
(1997). How To Mend Affirmative Action. Public Interest, n127 p33-43 Spr. Argues that, as a matter of social ethics, the government should undertake policies to mitigate the economic marginality of those languishing in the ghettos of America and that affirmative-action policies are necessary and justified. Presents a new model for affirmative action and explores various moral and political considerations. (GR)…
(2002). Equal Access to State Funding: The Case of Muslim Schools in Britain. Race, Ethnicity and Education, v5 n3 p273-89 Sep. Reviews the struggle by British Muslim communities to receive funding for their schools, discussing the development of Britain's education along denominational lines, the establishment of Muslim schools, and attempts to receive public funding. Examines issues emerging from the decision to award funding (e.g., construction of identity, concept of rights, and control, funding, and categorization of Muslim schools). (Contains references.) (SM)…
(2003). Persons with Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: What We Know So Far in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era. Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, v18 n2 p132-36 May. This paper synthesizes empirical studies from the past 12 years concerning the realities of the workplace for adults with learning disabilities (LD). Employer perspectives address awareness and knowledge, productivity, training, self-advocacy, and reasonable accommodations. Employee perspectives cover advocacy, disclosure, self-knowledge, and reasonable accommodations. (Contains references.) (DB)…
(2002). Supreme Court's New Term. Supreme Court Roundup. Insights on Law & Society, v3 n1 p24-25 Fall. Discusses the issues addressed in the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court term, such as the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments, cruel and unusual punishment, sex offender registries, fair housing, cross burning, jury selection, affirmative action, abortion protests, and copyrights and the public domain. (CMK)…