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Texas Lawyer

Houston High School Student Sues District After Refusing to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance

A high school student has filed a free speech case against her school district in Houston federal court, alleging she was harassed and bullied by both…
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Plaintiff Sues Penn State for Barring White Nationalist's Speech

Penn State is the latest to be hit with a free-speech lawsuit after rejecting a request for prominent white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus.
4 minute read

Law.com

At Law Schools, Rowdy Protests Provide Teachable Moments

The nationwide free-speech-on-campus debate took root at three law schools this fall as protesters opposed speakers or events, prompting widely different responses from schools.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Trying to Scuttle University Matching Gift Lawsuits

 The state is asking a Leon circuit judge to dismiss a case alleging the state has failed to match $460 million in private donations to…
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Colleges Must Work Closely With DeVos on Campus Sex Assault Guidelines

We call upon New Jersey's public colleges and universities to work closely with the Department of Education to ensure that the revised guidelines protect the rights of all students, complainant and accused alike.
3 minute read

The Recorder

After UC Berkeley Blocks Dershowitz Speech, Its Law School Steps In

Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky appears to have averted yet another free speech controversy on the Bay Area campus by inviting retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz to speak this month.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. Supreme Court Grills State on Education Funding

The hearing focused on a September 2016 ruling that said the state's funding formula is "irrational and unconstitutional" because it benefits suburban schools over their urban peers.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

New Space Law Center Focuses on Regulation of the 'Final Frontier'

Asteroid mining is a hot topic right now, at least among space law experts and the private companies eying the moon and other celestial bodies for potential natural resources.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Professors' Suit Targets Ga. Campus Carry Law

A half-dozen professors from three Georgia universities have sued Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Chris Carr over claims Georgia's campus carry bill violates the state's constitution.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Professors' Suit Targets Ga. Campus Carry Law

The professors claim the legislation signed into law earlier this year violates a mandate that the state Board of Regents has sole authority over management of Georgia's state universities and colleges.
4 minute read

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