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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Erred in Dismissing Suit Over Denial of Basic Education for Lack of Controversy

Despite the diversity of its students, New York City's public school system is one of the most segregated in the country. Youth organization IntegrateNYC…
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Law.com

10th Circuit Questions Jurisdiction in Appeal of Transgender Woman's Admission Into Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority

When a federal appeals court judge asked if the plaintiffs' attorney thought district judge's decision was final since it still left the opportunity to amend, the attorney said she did not believe the plaintiffs could refile because the judge struck down their merits claims.
3 minute read

Law.com

Susman Godfrey, McGuireWoods Lawyers Clash Over IDEA System in Virginia Before 4th Circuit

"It's only after a year and a half of investigation, more than $1 million in attorney time, it took to develop and find the information that's pled in our complaint, and to bring this case before this court," Susman Godfrey partner William Merrill told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
5 minute read

Law.com

In a Flurry of Title IX Lawsuits, One Stands Out to Challenge Rollback of Students' Rights

"The concern, of course, is that institutions, given a choice, will offer processes that are less robust. But this could be shortsighted on the part of institutions as fewer protections for accused students will inevitably lead to more litigation, which could lead to greater cost for institutions," Patricia Hamill, a member at Clark Hill, told Law.com.
6 minute read

Law.com

'This Is a New Demand on Universities': Title IX Regulations Add Protections for LGBTQ Students, Sexual Assault Victims

"We may find in the courts that the battle is playing out more than we have seen in the past because, obviously, this is a new demand on universities and how they approach that may differ. That is always fodder for litigation, and for good reason," said Cori M. Smith, an associate and member of Reed Smith's higher education team.
6 minute read

Law.com

$28.5M Proposed Walden University Settlement May Also Recognize 'Reverse Redlining' in Higher Education

It's one of the first times a theory of reverse redlining, an illegal and discriminatory practice of targeting a particular neighborhood or group for credit on unfair terms, has been put to the test in the educational sector, Lila Miller of Relman Colfax told Law.com. Typically, reverse redlining is often seen in connection with home mortgages or with car loans.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Insurer Seeks Declaration It Has No Duty to Defend Sexual Abuse Suit Against Leonia School Board

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State High Court Considers Whether Former Rebbe's Defamation Claim Barred by Ministerial Exception

"I urge the court, there are a myriad of cases cited here, to please follow the verbs," counsel to the plaintiff, Richard I. Scharlat, a partner with Fox Rothschild said. "All the verbs talk about selection, appointment, the right to hire and fire. The verbs really do not extend to a defamatory statement post employment."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Biden v. Nebraska': Apolitical Judiciary or a Political Judiciary?

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration implemented a program that would have brought significant financial relief to millions of borrowers across the nation. But instead, Biden v. Nebraska struck down the program and further unveiled a U.S. Supreme Court willing to engage in questionable legal analyses and stand in the place of other branches of government to garner an outcome favorable to its own political ideologies.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: $284M and Counting From Elite Universities Accused of Price-Fixing

A federal judge in Chicago last week gave preliminary approval to three more settlements in the price-fixing case being handled by Bob Gilbert of Gilbert Litigators & Counselors, Ted Normand of Freedman Normand Friedland, and Eric Cramer of Berger Montague.
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