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Connecticut Law Tribune

State High Court to Hear Controversial Education Case

The Connecticut Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in a long-awaited case dealing with education-funding inequities between municipalities.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Student With Rocky Home Life Deemed 'Homeless' by Education Commissioner

A Suffolk County student who has a volatile and limited relationship with her parents meets the definition of "homeless" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the state's education commissioner has decided in an opinion that some claim broadens the act's reach significantly.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Law Grad From Washington and (Robert E.) Lee Who Pushed for Changes Says 'Don't Be Afraid'

Clashes over Confederate monuments have reached a fever pitch in the wake of the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, during a white nationalist rally two weeks ago, and attorney Dominik Taylor knows firsthand how emotionally charged the debate can be.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Howell v. Millersville Univ. of Pennsylvania, PICS Case No. 17-1280 (E.D. Pa. July 27, 2017) Leeson, J. (7 pages).

Professor's ADEA claims against faculty members in their official capacities were not barred by sovereign immunity or the ADEA, in his action against faculty and university for age discrimination and retaliation for a Title IX report and for critical remarks about the university, but his retaliation claims failed to state a plausible claim for relief because the time line did not support a connection between his acts and the alleged retaliation. Motion to dismiss denied in part and granted in part.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

In College Sexual Misconduct Cases, Many Confuse What 'Due Process' Means

As the law and DOE guidance expressly provide, schools must respond to sexual misconduct complaints by weighing the cases parties present equitably, never presuming falsehood from either side, always affording each the same procedural protections, including the right to access evidence, to rebut statements made against them, and to choose advisers.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vanterpool v. City of N.Y.

Hearing Officer's Decision Not Arbitrary; Dismissal of Teacher's Vacatur Petition Granted
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

A Mere Teen, This Young Man is Heading to Law School

Thousands of new students are flocking to law campuses across the country this month to kick off their legal careers. It's safe to say that most all of them can legally order a beer at the bar.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sanctions Halted for PSU Student Accused of Sexual Misconduct

A Penn State University pre-med student accused of forcible sexual contact with another student has successfully had school sanctions prohibiting him from registering for new classes lifted.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'I Fully Expect to Be Sued': Buzbee Eyes Fallout Over Scrapped 'White Lives Matter' Rally

“If he thinks I'm scared. He should think again,” Texas U&M regent Tony Buzbee said after squaring off with the organizer of a planned white nationalist rally at the university.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Problems Plaguing Law Schools Are Focus for New ABA President

What’s causing bar passage rates to plummet across the country? Are law schools teaching the skills students need to practice in the 21st century?…
14 minute read

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