Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview
Date: January 2, 2001
Creator: Lewis, Karen J.
Description: This report offers an overview of the development of abortion law from 1973 to the present. Beginning with a brief discussion of the historical background, the report analyzes the leading Supreme Court decisions over the past twenty-eight years, emphasizing particularly the landmark decisions in Roe and Doe, the Court’s shift in direction in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, and the Court’s most recent decision on abortion, Stenberg v. Carhart. The Court’s decisions on the constitutionality of restricting public funding for abortion are also discussed.
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Education for the Disadvantaged: ESEA Title I Allocation Formula Provisions
Date: January 8, 2001
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C
Description: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes federal aid to state and local educational agencies (SEAs, LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged children. Title I grants are used to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving children attending schools with relatively high concentrations of pupils from low-income families. Services may be provided at pre-kindergarten through high school levels. Title I has been the anchor of the ESEA since it was first enacted in 1965, and is the largest federal elementary and secondary education assistance program.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1451/
Reaching Low-Income, Uninsured Children: Are Medicaid and SCHIP Doing the Job?
Date: January 8, 2001
Creator: Herz, Elicia J
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1426/
Internet - Protecting Children from Unsuitable Material and Sexual Predators: Overview and Pending Legislation
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Smith, Marcia S
Description: None
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Juvenile Justice Legislation: Overview and the Legislative Debate
Date: November 28, 2001
Creator: Teasley, David
Description: None
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