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3rd Circ. Reinstates Expelled Student's Suit Over USciences' Title IX Investigation

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a former University of the Sciences student who claimed his expulsion was the result of a biased university investigation into his sexual encounters with two women.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Will Discourage Victims From Stepping Forward': AG James on Campus Sexual Misconduct Regulations

The Trump administration's new regulations "gut[] decades of firmly established policy on schools' obligations to respond to sexual harassment and ... invent[] new rights for individuals accused of sexual harassment," state Attorney General Letitia James and six of her colleagues say in their 78-page complaint.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ School Districts' 'Too Expensive' Defense in Special Ed Lawsuits Does Not Fly

The "it's too expensive" defense is nonsense in the special education law context. If a school district accepts federal funding, it must provide a minimum level of special education services to its students.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lamb McErlane to Absorb 5-Lawyer Delaware County Boutique

The merger adds to Lamb McErlane's regional footprint and brings higher education clients to the firm.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

St. Bernard's School Trustees Accused of Securities Violations, Self-Dealing in New Filing

The amended complaint adds new allegations about the executive committee's actions, including alleged securities violations and the misuse of funds donated to the elite Upper East Side boys' school.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Alternative Facts' Have No Place in Public Schools

The Third Circuit strikes a blow for objective truth in the post-truth era.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Educating Pa.'s Special Needs Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Still, schools—particularly schools unaccustomed to delivering a curriculum primarily online—almost universally have accepted that it will not be feasible to deliver the same level of instruction to their students in a remote setting as they could if the students were actually attending school as expected.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Students Sue Rensselaer Polytechnic for Tuition Refund Over COVID-19

But now, the university has shifted to remote learning and has refused to refund or adjust tuition paid by students for the spring 2020 semester, the lawsuit claims.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Lawmaker LaMarca Critical of NCAA Compensation Plan

Rep. Chip LaMarca tweeted that the framework backed by the NCAA Board of Governors was encouraging, but "more substantive action is needed, and quickly to achieve justice for college athletes."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Rules Against Charter Schools in Funding Fight

Judge Robert Gross, right, ruled that the Palm Beach County School Board is not required to share money from a 2018 property-tax referendum with charter schools. But Judge Jonathan Gerber, left, dissenting, argued the school district was violating state law.
3 minute read

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