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Upholding Academic Freedom: Supreme Court Limits State Control Over Law School Admissions
The Supreme Court strikes down the PhiLSAT requirement as an unconstitutional intrusion on law schools' academic freedom to admit students.
Upholding Academic Freedom: The Limits of State Power in Legal Education
The Supreme Court strikes down the PhiLSAT requirement, affirming academic freedom and the Court's exclusive power over legal education.
Upholding Military Honor, Due Process, and Academic Freedom in PMA Dismissals
The Supreme Court affirms PMA's dismissal of a cadet for honor code violation, balancing military discipline with due process rights.
Academic Freedom and Ethical Standards: Selling Books to Students as Conduct Prejudicial to Service
A professor's sale of books to her own students was upheld as conduct prejudicial to service, clarifying limits of academic freedom.
Academic Freedom vs Student Rights: Balancing Discipline and Due Process in Higher Education
The Supreme Court balances academic freedom and student rights in De La Salle University v. CA, clarifying due process and CHED jurisdiction.
Academic Freedom vs Individual Rights Upholding University Standards FOR Honors
The Supreme Court affirms that universities have the discretion to set honors criteria, and courts will not interfere absent grave abuse.
Academic Freedom VS Administrative Authority Balancing Rights IN University Governance
Academic Freedom vs Civil Service Rules: UP Wins Faculty Retention Case
Supreme Court rules UP's academic freedom lets it retain a professor despite AWOL, overriding CSC's automatic separation directive.