Book Reviews 6.1
Reviews of the following books: The Buffalo Creek Disaster, by Gerald M. Stern (1976), The Watches of the Night, by Harry M. Caudill (1976), Disaster by Decree: The Supreme Court Decisions on Race and the Schools, by Lino A. Graglia
The Review: Volume 6Issue 1
Union Steward Superseniority
If courts won't accept justifications for superseniority clauses in union contracts, unions should argue that they fall within internal union rules.
O'Connor v. Donaldson: Due Process Rights of Mental Patients in State Hospitals
While O'Connor recognizes a freedom from involuntary civil confinement, it leaves open the status of the right to treatment doctrine.
Federal Law and the Enforcement of Child Support Orders: A Critical Look at Subchapter 4 Part D of the Social Services Amendments of 1974
Subchapter 4D of the Social Services Amendments of 1974 enabled government to compel states and parents to pay child support, but problems undercut effectiveness.
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act: Opening the Schoolhouse Door
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act is a first step toward education for all, but more must be done to train teachers and change social attitudes.
Other Issues in this Volume
Issue 2
featuring
- The Case for Legal Remedies for Abused Women
- Apportioning Liability In Mass Inoculations: A Comparison of Two Views and a Look at the Future
- The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1976: Operation, Constitutional Vulnerability, and Effect
- Zoning and the Referendum: Converging Powers, Conflicting Processes