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Opinion: Punishment Fit the Crime? Laying Down the Law: Handling Harassment Cases Noted: Demanding Resources or a Lawsuit Liability Tip: Computer Users Need Basic Security Just Ask: reference letter risks Follow-up: Judgement in Dorm Fire Deaths Focus On… GLBT Rights Demonstrations Cross Examination: A Tale of Two Orders Cases of the Month: Curbing False ID Use Opinion: Scared of the Big Judgments?
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Resources: Change the Drinking Age?
Looking for a debate on the national drinking age of 21 years? Consider the arguments raised this year for lowering the age back to 18, which was the legal limit in most states before 1984. The notion of a new standard has been raised by Choose Responsibility, an interest group formed by the former president of Middlebury College.
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Laying Down the Law: The Fourth Amendment in Public and Private
The law: The Fourth Amendment is clear; “…The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…” The Fourth Amendment was intended to protect citizens from warrantless or unreasonable government searches and seizures at the federal level and all the states enacted similar limitations. Under the law, evidence taken by public college officers, in their campus roles, cannot be used in criminal proceedings off campus, unless the search is deemed reasonable or a warrant is obtained.
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Out of the Courts: Building Better Safety
Just how secure are your campus buildings? To what degree are the interiors and exteriors of college and university facilities, systems, and operations ready for emergencies?
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Cases of the Month: Hitting a Sour Note College and university marching bands have a rich history and tradition of promoting institutional pride, but some have a history their schools are a bit less proud of today.
Resources: Focus on Constitutional Concerns
How to balance individual rights with institutional responsibilities? Consider some tips from “The First Amendment on Campus: Handbook for College and University Administrators.”
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