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Sixth Circuit Agrees to Take New Look at Dispute Over Masks in Religious Schools

Resurrection School, a small, non-public school for grades kindergarten through fifth, challenged the state's mask mandate, claiming it denies the plaintiffs' freedom of religious exercise and speech.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Strikes Down Statewide School Masking Order, but Pa. Officials Vow to Continue Fight

The governor's office said the decision would not be implemented immediately.
3 minute read

Law.com

In Title IX Case, 8th Circ. Says University Denied Women Equal Opportunities to Play Sports

But the appellate court reversed and remanded on the issue of whether the school also violated Title IX by denying female athletes equal treatment and benefits.
8 minute read

Law.com

DOJ Settles With Utah School District Where 'Widespread Racial Harassment' of Black Students Pervaded

"Peers taunted Black students by making monkey noises at them, touching and pulling their hair without permission, repeatedly referencing slavery and lynching, and telling Black students 'go pick cotton' and 'you are my slave,'" a DOJ findings letter issued to the school district said.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Schulte Joins Lawsuit Challenging Oklahoma's Law Targeting Critical Race Theory

A spokesperson for the governor called the suit part of "activist groups attempt to come into Oklahoma and challenge our laws and our way of life." Schulte's Gary Stein said that sort of "ad hominem attack" was "scary," but "reflects the fact that there may not have been much of a defense on the merits."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Eyes Pa. Secretary of Health's Authority to Mandate Masking in Schools

The Wednesday panel, led by Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt, heard arguments from two groups of petitioners seeking an emergency preliminary injunction to end the order.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

School Choice in Year Two of the COVID-19 Pandemic

What does the landscape look like a year later? Modes of educational delivery are prisoner to the political rifts reflected in the blue and red pattern that reflects the state of our country.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours: Pashman Stein Walder Hayden; Schenck Price Smith & King LLP (for October 4, 2021)

Pashman Stein Partner O'Connor Sworn in as President of ACDL-NJ On Sept. 13, Aidan P. O'Connor, a partner and co-chair of the criminal defense practice…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Changing Landscape of Cross-Examination at Title IX Hearings

When the Department of Education (ED) issued the final rule in May 2020 mandating compliance by Aug. 14, 2020, one of the most hotly contested issues was cross-examination and the effects of not participating in it. Pursuant to the new regulations, parties and witnesses had to appear at live hearings and answer every question on cross-examination.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'God, Gays & Guns' Are Back in New Jersey Gubernatorial Politics

It is important that we hold public officials to account when they intentionally distort laws to score rank political points against a minority group like the LGBT community.
6 minute read

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