The Trials of Academe: The New Era of Campus LitigationOnce upon a time, virtually no one in the academy thought to sue over campus disputes, and, if they dared, judges bounced the case on grounds that it was no business of the courts. Tenure decisions, grading curves, course content, and committee assignments were the stuff of faculty meetings, not lawsuits. |
Contents
An Introduction | 1 |
A World Apart A Short History of the Rise of Academic Deference | 22 |
Battles over Bias Antidiscrimination Law on Campus | 51 |
Free Speech FreeforAll The First Amendment on Campus | 82 |
Prerogative and Profit Battles over Intellectual Property | 113 |
Privacy in Peril Peer Review Meets Judicial Review | 136 |
War of the Words The Rise of Academic Defamation | 157 |
Of Injuries and Insults Tort Law on Campus | 183 |
Promises Promises Contracts on Campus | 205 |
Looking Forward | 229 |