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JUDICIAL PROGRAMS AND JUDICIAL ISSUES - THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CONSTITUTION - STUDY MATERIALS ATHENS, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 20-22, 1974

NCJ Number
18809
Editor(s)
D P GILMORE
Date Published
1974
Length
78 pages
Annotation
TWO ARTICLES ON THE ISSUES OF STUDENT DUE PROCESS IN UNIVERSITY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH AND FREE PRESS.
Abstract
THE FIRST PAPER SURVEYS ADMINISTRATIVE DUE PROCESS FROM THE 1961 FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT DECISION IN DIXON V. ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO THE PRESENT AND EVALUATES THE SIGNIFICANT CASE DEVELOPMENT SINCE THAT DECISION. (IN DIXON, THE COURT HELD THAT STUDENTS HAD A RIGHT TO NOTICE AND A HEARING IN UNIVERSITY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS WHEN THE CHARGES COULD LEAD TO SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION). A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TREATISES AND JOURNAL ARTICLES IS PROVIDED. THE SECOND PAPER FOCUSES ON SOME OF THE RECURRING PROBLEMS FACED BY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS IN RELATION TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND SCANS THE BACKGROUND OF A LEGAL APPROACH TO EACH. DISCUSSED ARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE USE OF UNIVERSITY FACILITIES FOR SPEAKERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, STUDENT PUBLICATIONS, AND SOLICITATION AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. SYNOPSES OF REPRESENTATIVE CASES ORGANIZED BY SUBJECT MATTER ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF THE PAPER.