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4th Circ.: Student's 1st Amendment Lawsuit Can Proceed Despite School District's 'Desire to Avoid the Discomfort'

A Virginia student may proceed with a lawsuit asserting his public high school violated his rights by suspending him for discussing the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

This '8-Figure' Miami Ruling Could Have Implications for Area Schools

Greenberg Traurig was pitted against Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine and William Petros Law at the Third District Court of Appeal.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Defamation Suit Over Alleged Rape at Yale Heads to Conn. Supreme Court: 5 Questions Certified

Attorneys argued that quasi-judicial immunity does not apply to the disciplinary proceedings of nongovernment entities, such as Yale.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Dismisses School Masking Fight as Moot, Amid Decline in COVID Cases

Judge Thomas Ambro dismissed complaints from medically vulnerable students and their parents against two Allegheny County school districts Tuesday, agreeing with the defendants that the county's low COVID transmission levels render the plaintiffs' challenge to the schools' masking policies moot.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Court Reinstates Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Stockton University

A former student will be able to proceed in a lawsuit against Stockton University for allegations that the school failed to accommodate his mental health disability, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Favors 'Motivating Factor' Standard for Causation in Title IX Retaliation Claims

Pratter did not choose to establish a more stringent standard—that the student prove "but for" causation—that would make Title IX retaliation cases harder to prove.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'Very Strong Signal': Judge Denies 'Educational Deference' for School in Suit by Expelled Student-Athlete

The student, who has learning disabilities, transferred to the Washington, Connecticut, school, which has a $66,523 tuition for boarding students.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gender, Sexual Orientation Bill Goes to Full House

Critics have dubbed the proposal the "don't say gay" bill, a moniker that Democrats said the bill has earned.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lamb McErlane Secures Defense Win for Suburban College in Title IX Retaliation Claim

U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania agreed with the plaintiff on the standard. But the defense prevailed before the jury.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Meet the Plaintiffs Team Pursuing the Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against 16 Elite Universities

Lawyers at Berger Montague, FeganScott, Gilbert Litigators & Counselors, and Roche Freedman accuse the universities of participating in a price-fixing cartel that artificially inflated what students who receive financial aid paid for undergraduate studies.
6 minute read

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