A road no longer taken; more school districts rely on three decisions to dismantle court-ordered busing

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Busing as a remedy for school segregation has lost out to alternatives more attractive to parents such as magnet schools which allow parents more choice of the school, and Supreme Court educational decisions of the 1990s show a view that the federal judiciary should remove itself entirely from the busing business. Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. Dowell ruled that after a school district has attained unitary status, it has no further obligation to maintain desegregation, and following decisions were similar. Some experts view the Court's turnabout on school desegregation as a big step backwards.

Discrimination in education, Educational discrimination, School busing, Busing, states

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Angling for a right to sue; Supreme Court ruling in fish suit may lure more business plaintiffs to court in environmental cases

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The US Supreme Court ruled in the 1997 case of Bennett v. Spear that government agencies can be defendants in suits for doing both too little and too much to protect endangered species. The case reinstates a complaint against federal officials by Oregon ranchers and irrigation districts challenging a decision which might endanger two species of fish. The case had been dismissed by a federal judge who felt that only parties with an interest in the endangered species had standing to sue.

Laws, regulations and rules, Endangered species, Protection and preservation, Right of property, Property rights, Citizen suits (Civil procedure), Citizen lawsuits

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Suits seek fast-food smoking ban; plaintiffs with respiratory problems sue three burger chains under the ADA

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A woman with lupus and the mothers of three asthmatic children have sued Burger King, Wendy's and McDonald's, the three largest US fast food chains, for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The plaintiffs charge that the chains' failure to maintain smoke-free restaurants denies access to those suffering from respiratory disorders, thus violating the ADA's public accommodations section. Anti-smoking activists hope that these suits are the beginning of a trend.

Discrimination against disabled persons, Handicapped discrimination, Passive smoking

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