This is the fourth edition of the indispensable guide to the laws that bear on higher education. This reference, research source, and practical guide is an updated resource that addresses all the major developments in the decade since publication of the third edition, including a new section on the relationship between law and policy; new materials on affirmative action in admissions and financial aid, including the Grutter and Gratz cases; new materials on speech codes and free speech zones; greatly expanded  materials on faculty free speech and academic freedom; new material on intellectual property; computer security and free speech issues; discussion of the USAPatriot Act; additional information on immigration law; a revised and expanded discussion of the effect of tort law on academic and extracurricular programs; more attention to the federal regulation of research, and more. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.