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Suit: School Ban on Black Lives Matter Shirts Discriminatory

The lawsuit says the Effingham County school district's unfair application of its dress code is part of a broader pattern of discrimination and "deliberate indifference to acts of racial animosity" that violate the civil rights of Black students.
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Daily Business Review

Split En Banc 11th Circ.: Public School's Sex-Separated Bathroom Policy Does Not Violate Title IX

"In this case, the school board has gone to great lengths—as the district court itself acknowledged—to accommodate LGBTQ students," the majority wrote.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court: NJ Universities Immune From Liability for Transition to Online Instruction During Pandemic

"Kean and Montclair took actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in compliance with EOs issued pursuant to the governor's powers under the EHPA," Judge Richard J. Geiger wrote. "Permitting plaintiffs to recover damages related to those actions would run counter to the legislature's purpose in granting authority to the executive branch to take such actions to thwart the dangers posed by the COVID-19 pandemic."
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National Law Journal

US Courts Divided: 11th Circuit Creates Circuit Split on Transgender Bathroom Access

The 150-page opinion stands in contrast to the U.S. Second, Fourth, Seventh, and Ninth circuits, which all found transgender students can access restrooms in line with their gender identity.
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Law.com

Seattle Jury Hits Monsanto With $82M Verdict in Latest PCB Trial

The verdict, announced on Tuesday, the latest to award damages to parents, teachers and children who suffered brain damage after being exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at their school in Monroe, Washington.
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The Recorder

With Juul Settled, Philip Morris Parent Altria Goes Solo in E-Cigarette Trial

On Friday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick III said the April 17 trial in a case brought by the San Francisco Unified School District over Juul's e-cigarettes will go forward against Altria, parent company of Philip Morris.
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National Law Journal

SCOTUS Will Hear 2nd Challenge to Biden Student Debt Relief Plan

The challenge was filed by two student loan borrowers who are represented by Consovoy McCarthy.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Class Action Alleges Yale Discriminated Against Students With Mental Illness

"Yale's withdrawal policies and practices push students with mental health disabilities out of Yale, impose punitive consequences on students who have withdrawn, and place unreasonable burdens on students who, after a withdrawal, seek reinstatement," the complaint said.
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Law.com

Federal Judge Allows Class Action Over Online Programs to Proceed Against Walden University

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has tossed a motion to dismiss claims of fraud and civil rights violations against Walden University in a class action alleging the school misled students about the length of its doctorate program and its cost, overcharging enrolled members by more than $28.5 million.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

US Supreme Court Will Hear Legal Challenge to Biden's Student Loan Program

The justices have ordered that arguments in Biden v. Nebraska will be held during the court's February argument session.
4 minute read

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