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Reports that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal law barring sex discrimination in schools and colleges also prohibits school officials from retaliating against those who bring sex discrimination complaints. Significance of the five-to-four ruling, which resolved conflicting interpretations over the scope of the law, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Background on the plaintiff, male gym teacher Roderick Jackson, who lost his position as a girls' basketball coach in a Birmingham, Alabama high school after complaining of discrimination against the girls' team; Comments of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Implications of the decision for Jackson; Reaction of Marcia D. Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center, which represented Jackson.

Examines the U.S. Supreme Court's major rulings of the 2002-2003 term. Rulings in the final week on affirmative action in university admissions and rights for gay men and lesbians; Significance of the decision opening states to lawsuits for violations of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act; Views of analysts; Disagreements among the justices; Voting record; Overview of the term's major rulings on equality, criminal law, federal authority, business, free speech and property rights.