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New Jersey Law Journal

Student Suing Princeton Can Remain Anonymous—For Now

A U.S. District Court judge in Newark has ruled that a Princeton University student who was required to leave school after a suicide attempt can remain anonymous, at least during the discovery phase of his suit against the school.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Conservative Justices Skeptical of Public-Employer Union Fees

Conservative justices on Monday appeared ready to deliver a major blow to public-employee unions by striking down fees paid by nonmembers to cover their share of unions' collective-bargaining costs. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned that if the precedent set in 1977 falls, so do decisions upholding fees collected from lawyer-members of mandatory bars and student activity fees at public universities.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Breyer Tells Law Profs, Judges: Go Travel the World (For Work)

A relaxed Justice Stephen Breyer was equal parts jurist and comedian on Thursday before a friendly law professor crowd, as the U.S. Supreme Court justice poked fun at himself, the profession, and the process of promoting his new book.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Geras v. Hempstead Union Free School Dist.

By | January 06, 2016
Bulk of Bias, Retaliation, Other Claims in Reverse Race Discrimination Case Survive
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Question of Constitutionality of Firm's Flat-Fee Contract

A school district board of trustees facing a takeover by the Texas Education Agency entered a $300,000 flat-fee contract with a law firm to challenge the takeover. The contract now raises questions of constitutionality.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Three Law Schools Face Government Scrutiny over Finances

Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Charleston School of Law landed on the U.S. Department of Education's so-called "heightened cash monitoring list" in December. Ave Maria School of Law has been included since the list was first released publicly in March as part of the department's push to boost accountability and transparency.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Student Claims Bias Over Fordham Records Demand

A graduate student has filed suit claiming her civil rights were violated because Fordham University demanded mental health records when she sought reinstatement to the school in 2013.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Parents Can't Sue Over Teacher's Alleged Relationship With Child

The parents of a former student at a New Jersey prep school, who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a teacher as a minor and who apparently continues to be involved with him as an adult, may not sue the school for damages, a state trial judge has ruled.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Santa Monica College Faculty Association v. Santa Monica Community College District

By | December 31, 2015
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Student Misconduct and Zero-Tolerance Policies in Schools

This past October, an African-American student at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, suffered injuries to her arm, neck and back after a white school resource officer flipped the girl out of her chair, dragged her across the classroom floor, and handcuffed her.
6 minute read

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