ch. 1: Student rights -- The contractual relationship -- Disciplinary actions -- Student privacy rights -- Grading and curriculum -- ch. 2: Discrimination against students -- Disability discrimination -- Sex discrimination and harassment -- Race and national origin discrimination -- Age discrimination -- ch. 3: Athletics and student activities -- Athletic programs -- Student activities -- ch. 4: Freedom of speech and religion -- Employees -- Defamation -- Students -- Use of campus facilities -- ch. 5: Employment -- Breach of contract -- Employee misconduct -- Tenure and promotion denials -- Investigations, hearings and procedures -- Wrongful discharge -- ch. 6: Employment practices and labor relations -- Privacy rights -- Labor relations -- Overtime and wage disputes -- Leaves and absence -- Employee benefits -- Unemployment and workers' compensation.

ch. 7: Employment discrimination -- Race and national origin discrimination -- Sex discrimination --Religious discrimination -- Age discrimination -- Disability discrimination -- Retaliation -- ch. 8: Intellectual property -- Copyright law -- Patents -- Trademarks -- ch. 9: Liability -- Negligence -- Intentional conduct -- Breach of contract -- Insurance -- Private institutions -- ch. 10: University operations -- Government regulation -- Accreditation -- Construction and outside contracts -- Campus safety and security -- ch. 11: School finance -- Public assistance to schools -- Establishment clause issues -- Private school taxation -- Private assistance to schools -- Appendix A: United States Constitution -- Appendex B: Subject matter table of United States Supreme Court cases affecting higher education -- The judicial system -- How to read a case citation.