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Focuses on the curtailment of federal civil rights litigation in the United States. Court rulings dealing with civil rights litigation; Rationale for curtailing civil right litigation in favor of state courts and remedies; Impact on 14th Amendment due process and equal protection litigation.

Discusses the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court on various cases as of November 1980. Discrimination against out-of-state business organizations; Deprivation of due process at a suppression hearing; Civil penalties for environmental law violations; Supplemental unemployment benefits for veterans; Application of the patent misuse doctrine.

Reports on developments in U.S. law, as of May 1979. Intrafamily torts; Constitutional law; ERISA and family support; Choice of law; Police and due process deprivations; Prisoners and 'contact visits'; Securities and foreign frauds.

Reports on developments in U.S. law and in the courts, as of December 1977. Multidistrict litigation in air disasters; Rights of minors; Warrantless searches; Equal employment; Due process safeguards in parole; Obscenity; Landmark regulation in real property.

Outlines the problems raised by restrictive orders from the news media's point of view. Constitutional controversy over fair trial-free press; Rights of the press to report on the courts; Due process hearing prior to issuance of restrictive orders.

Discusses the United States Supreme Court ruling in 'Vitek v. Jones,' holding that an inmate of a state prison is entitled under the due process clause to certain procedural protections, including notice and an adversary hearing, before he is transferred to a state mental hospital. Case brief; Summary of the Supreme Court ruling.

Discusses two cases decided by the Supreme Court of California which raised the question of whether municipal zoning ordinances and other measures substantially affecting or restricting land use may be enacted through the initiative process, without providing affected property owners with the traditional due process safeguards of notice and hearing. Decision in 'San Diego Building Contractor Association v. City Council of San Diego'; Ruling in 'Builders Association of Santa Clara-Santa Cruz Counties v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County.

Discusses the ruling handed down by the United States Supreme Court on 'Barry v. Barchi'. Denial of due process by a New York statute; Summary suspension of a horse trainer's license; Failure of the statute to assure a timely postsuspension hearing.

Reports that high court ruling poses no threat to the development of multi-jurisdictional law offices in the United States. Notion of a local judge's arbitrary power to bar nonresident lawyers; Need for lawyers to maintain scrupulous observance of local customs and practices; Asserted right of lawyer that are not protected under the Due Process Clause.

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 'Board of Curators of the University of Missouri v. Horowitz,' in which it held that a medical student is not entitled to a formal hearing before dismissal for 'academic deficiencies.' Absence of due process problem; First Amendment; Opinions of justices.

Reports on failure of appellate judges in the United States to do their part to expedite judicial procedures. Negative impact of judges' unpublished opinions on case appeals; Need for justices to assert more control over court reporters.

Reports on the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan that provisions of Michigan's involuntary civil commitment statute is unconstitutional. Violation of due process of law; Three forms of involuntary commitment provided under the state's civil commitment scheme.

Reports on the 1975 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the school discipline case 'Goss v. Lopez.' Upholding of the ruling of a federal district court in Ohio that a ten-day suspension of students without a hearing violates due process; Case brought by nine students in the Columbus, Ohio high school system; Opinions of justices.