Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In his first two years as Massachusetts Commissioner of Youth Services, Jerome Miller initiated a number of reform measures in an effort to provide more humane treatment for the young persons in his department's care, but he became increasingly...

Morley Affair (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Morley Affair (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Morley Affair

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Notes on the Massachusetts Medical School Assignment

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

The recently inaugurated governor of Massachusetts must decide whether to proceed with a proposed medical school for the state university system. He is being advised by his secretary of administration and finance, who has obtained two analyses...

Labor Relations, Politics, and Public Opinion: The New York City Sanitation Strike of 1968

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes a labor dispute in New York City that escalated into a conflict between two nationally known politicians. In early February 1968, members of the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association, rejecting a tentative contract settlement...

A Failing Agency: The Federal Trade Commission

Publication Date: January 1, 1976

In January 1969, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was jolted by the publication of a report by Ralph Nader that branded the agency and its staff as inadequate and incompetent, and its action to curb unfair competition and deceptive practices...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Part C: Congress and the Voting Rights Act

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Part B: LBJ and the Department of Justice

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Part A: The Selma Campaign

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background Note

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

New York City Dept of Health (B): The Question of Reorganization

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case examines efforts to decentralize the administration of health programs in New York City, focusing particularly on the actions of the John Lindsay administration (1965-73). Part A begins with a short history of administrative reform...