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Although much has been written about U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving higher education, little has been said about the foundational case law and litigation patterns emerging from the lower courts. As universities become increasingly legislated, regulated, and litigious, campuses have become testing grounds for a host of constitutional challenges. From faculty and student free speech to race- or religion-based admissions policies, Suing Alma Mater describes the key issues at play in higher education law. Eminent legal scholar Michael A. Olivas considers higher education litigation in the latter half of the twentieth century and the rise of "purposive organizations," like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Alliance Defense Fund (now known as the Alliance Defending Freedom), that exist to advance litigation. He reviews more than 120 college cases brought before the Supreme Court in the past fifty years and then discusses six key cases in depth. Suing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today.

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Book category Books in English Law Laws of Specific jurisdictions Social law

• Full title: Suing Alma Mater
• Author: Michael Olivas
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9781421409238
• ISBN: 1421409232
• ID: 01342767
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Weight: 346 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 157 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. August 2013

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