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New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supports the Freedom to Read

We support the Freedom to Read Act's effort to protect access to books for New Jersey students while providing a process for those who object.
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Corporate Counsel

'Everything From A to Z': University GCs Tested by Legal, Financial, Societal Challenges

“The issues in higher education are some of the most compelling out there right now,” said David Simon, former general counsel of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State-Sanctioned Discrimination: Title IX’s Expansive Loophole for Religious Institutions

Title IX has an exception that allows widespread state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in universities across the nation: the religious exemption. While Congress intended this exemption to be narrow—not “a giant loophole leading to widespread sex discrimination in education”—it has been anything but narrow, and as a result, Congress’ fears about widespread discrimination are being realized.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

How the Trump II Administration Can Combat Antisemitism

The second Trump Administration has a unique opportunity to combat antisemitism by taking a multifaceted, whole-of-government approach.
9 minute read

The Recorder

'Basic Arithmetic': Court Rules in Favor of LA Charter School Denied Funding by California Education Department

New Village, a nonprofit public high school that enrolls "at-risk" young women in Los Angeles, was awarded more than $250,000 and granted its petition to receive supplemental funding from the California Department of Education by a Los Angeles Superior Court on Dec. 3.
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Law.com

Uvalde Shooting 'Fresh in Everyone's Mind:' Lone Dissenting Judge Disagrees with School's Disciplinary Decision Over Pellet Gun

In a 2-1 decision, a dissenting judge concluded school officials in Illinois allowed recent school shootings, including in Uvalde, Texas, to influence its punishment of a middle school student.
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Law.com

From 'Confusing Labyrinth' to Speeding 'Roller Coaster': Uncertainty Reigns in Title IX as Litigators Await Second Trump Admin

“Given how central the trans issue was to Trump’s campaign, you have this bizarre situation where what had been a fringe issue in Title IX is suddenly not just the central legal issue in these challenges to the rule, but was an important reason why Trump won,” Brooklyn College history and legal affairs professor KC Johnson said.
6 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Weighs In on School's Discipline for 'Explicitly Copying AI-Generated Text' on Project

"Plaintiffs cite no case law to suggest that a student has a constitutional right to receive a certain grade on an assignment, to avoid a Saturday detention, or to gain membership in an extracurricular group such as the National Honor Society," U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson said in a Nov. 20 opinion.
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Law.com

Trump’s DOE Pick Could Spell Trouble for Title IX Enforcement, Higher Ed Funding

“I do not think it is as simple as announcing that the Department [of Education] be dismantled,” Elizabeth L. Troutman, a partner with Brooks Pierce, said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Swinging Pendulum of Title IX Politics

With ever-changing guidance, court decisions, and OCR investigations, determining what kind of K-12 conduct triggers Title IX’s protections is often a hotly debated subject in the Title IX world.
8 minute read

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