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Federal Judge in Idaho Puts Disputed Bathroom Bill Against Transgender Students on Hold as Classes Begin

The suspension of the bill came as the state's public schools started Aug. 16, and the court's decision will allow school districts to continue to choose how to organize their bathrooms and changing facilities. Nye acknowledged that the issues in the case are "'complex' and 'weighty,'" but ultimately asked "what is the status quo that must be preserved pending resolution of Plaintiffs' PI Motion?"
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New Jersey Law Journal

DISMISSED: Judge Tosses Suit Over Anti-Bias Curriculum, But Other Cases Proceed

"We are confident that our clients would have prevailed had the substantive issues been examined by the courts," Ronald Berutti, the plaintiffs' lawyer, said.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Cutting School Funding For Book Removal Is the Wrong Sanction

This proposed sanction is in the category of "cutting off your nose to spite your face."
3 minute read

Law.com

'You Have to Take Broader Actions': Susman Godfrey Counsel to Lead Virginia IDEA Appeal to 4th Circuit

"You hear stories from parents and all they want is to take care of their children, to give their children a chance at an education. And the roadblocks that they run into—it's heart-wrenching. They're all begging for help, but you can't go litigating on behalf of 100,000 individuals. You have to take broader actions, which is why we are here," Susman Godfrey partner Bill Merrill told Law.com.
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Law.com

11th Circuit Sides With University of Miami Over COVID-19 Refund Closure Disputes

"I feel that the opinion was legally sound and based on a great deal of common sense. I always believed that these cases that have popped up around the country, including this one, had no merit and was not surprised when the district court disposed of the case on summary judgement and then later when the Eleventh Circuit affirmed," said the university's attorney, Eric David Isicoff of Isicoff Ragatz, in Miami.
5 minute read

Law.com

Community College Brings Copyright Infringement Suit Against Former Professor Who Posted Class Recordings Without Permission

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Title IX Hearings: Are They Quasi-Judicial and What Does That Mean for Stakeholders?

Recent court recommendations and comments following this vein provide insight both into how the expected 2023 Title IX regulations, and the prescribed hearings therein, may be classified by the courts and what choices the parties may make in light of that classification.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Backs USC in Student Discipline Case

The justices unanimously said students don't have an absolute right to confront their accusers in in-person disciplinary proceedings at private schools.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

No Refunds: Court Calls for Backup in Weighing University Tuition Disputes

The Fifth Circuit then considered a second argument—that the Texas Pandemic Liability Protection Act, which retroactively bars damages, violates the Texas Constitution's retroactivity clause.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

AI in the Classroom: New Guidance From the Department of Education

The Department of Education specifically identified risks with respect to data privacy and security, discrimination, unfair automated decision-making, and plagiarism.
4 minute read

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