Suing Alma Mater: Higher Education and the Courts Ebook

Eminent legal scholar Michael A. Olivas considers higher education litigation in the latter half of the twentieth century and the rise of “purposive organizations,” like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Alliance Defense Fund (now known as the Alliance Defending Freedom), that exist to advance litigation. He reviews more than 120 college cases brought before the Supreme Court in the past fifty years and then discusses six key cases in depth.  provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today. .eText ISBN: 9781421409245