Cases

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...

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...

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...

Federal Financial Aid for Postsecondary Education (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 1, 1975

The congressional debate leading up to passage of the Education Amendments of 1972 raised fundamental issues concerning federal policy toward higher education. Should the federal government...

Federal Financial Aid for Postsecondary Education

Publication Date: January 1, 1975

The congressional debate leading up to passage of the Education Amendments of 1972 raised fundamental issues concerning federal policy toward higher education. Should the federal government...

High Mountain Sheep Dam (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case examines the decision facing the Federal Power Commission (FPC) of whether to license hydroelectric development of Idaho's Snake River. After providing background on the area's...

High Mountain Sheep Dam

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case examines the decision facing the Federal Power Commission (FPC) of whether to license hydroelectric development of Idaho's Snake River. After providing background on the area's...

Fourth Platoon (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case describes Mayor John Lindsay's 1968 attempt to improve the efficiency of the New York City Police Department by creating a Fourth Platoon to cover high crime hours of the day. The...

Congressman Aspin and Defense Budget Cuts (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case studies the efforts of Les Aspin, freshman congressman from Wisconsin, to cut defense spending. It opens with a brief outline of the problems inherent in any challenge to the...

Congressman Aspin and Defense Budget Cuts

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case studies the efforts of Les Aspin, freshman congressman from Wisconsin, to cut defense spending. It opens with a brief outline of the problems inherent in any challenge to the...

Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

Robert Hermann, acting administrator of the State Department's Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (1966-67), wants to liberalize the regulations governing visitor visas. He must decide...

Park Plaza (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of...