Matthew T Nelson

June 10, 2020 | Law.com

The story begins with a deplorable situation. The plaintiffs are seven students of public schools in the city of Detroit. In their complaint, they describe how "not even the pretense of education takes place" in their schools, which lack "the capacity to deliver basic access to literacy."

By Matthew T. Nelson

7 minute read

April 06, 2020 | Law.com

Public colleges and universities must walk a fine line between failing to address appropriately all complaints of sexual harassment and failing to afford due process to the alleged harassers.

By Matthew T. Nelson

5 minute read

November 11, 2019 | Law.com

A new U.S. Supreme Court term has started with just three U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decisions on the court's docket. Gone are the days when the Sixth Circuit challenged the Ninth as the most reversed federal appellate court.

By Matthew T. Nelson and Jarrod Trombley

6 minute read

October 16, 2019 | Law.com

A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision allowing parties in foreign private arbitrations to obtain discovery in federal district courts has created a circuit split, increasing the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit an issue that it last addressed in 2004.

By Matthew T. Nelson

6 minute read