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The Legal Intelligencer

Debate Over Taxpayer-Funded Private Education Comes to Pa.

On the heels of a landmark ruling from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declaring that the Pennsylvania Constitution guarantees a "comprehensive, effective, and contemporary system of public education," and a court order directing the state to fund its public schools to provide every child with "a meaningful opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and civically," Pennsylvania has nevertheless found itself in a debate over the state's investment in private education.
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Daily Report Online

Federal Lawsuit Against Morehouse College Alleges Pattern of Failing to Address Sexual-Assault Complaints

A federal lawsuit has accused Morehouse College in Atlanta of unlawfully dismissing a formal Title IX complaint of sexual assault against one of its students for allegedly adding a sexual stimulant to another student's alcohol without her knowledge in order to commit rape.
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The Legal Intelligencer

$12M Settlement Over Student Athlete's Death Prompts Firm to Launch Sickle Cell Trait Awareness Campaign

"When you have a case that is associated with a message, that case is all the more compelling," Mark Tanner, co-managing shareholder of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig, said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Jury's $15M Award to Surgeon Accused of Assault Treads New Title IX Ground, Lawyer Says

It appears to be the largest Title IX verdict for a male since the law was created, The Beasley Firm's Lane Jubb Jr., who represented plaintiff John Abraham, said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Nearly 25% of Law Schools Plan to Use JD-Next Admission Test

Nearly 25% of American Bar Association-accredited law schools have been granted a variance from Standard 503 to use JD-Next as an admission test, which can be used in lieu of the Law School Admissions Test and the Graduate Record Exam.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Religious Organization's Challenge to Vaccine Requirement Fails

"If the law compels a judge to write an opinion that a church may still preach its doctrine and its congregants may live that doctrine everywhere except church, the Constitution has died in the United States," Cameron Atkinson said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Plaintiff's Attorney: Family Files Lawsuit Against Deputy's 'Brutal and Unconstitutional Attack' Against Disabled Second-Grader

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.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Disabled Paraprofessional Allegedly Fired After Experiencing Seizures

The next day, the plaintiff was terminated, despite no "concerns about her performance," the complaint said. "Defendant terminated Plaintiff's employment based on a medical diagnosis, disability, and/or perceived disability."
3 minute read

Law.com

Joshua Wright Sues GMU for Alleged Title IX Violations, but Has $108M Defamation Suit Against Accusers Tossed

Ultimately, Wright claims in the new complaint, he was forced to resign from his employment at the university in June (effective in August) because "it had been made clear to Mr. Wright through the University's actions that he was not going to receive any fair process at the University."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fee Enhancement in School Bullying Suit Adds $800,000 Award to $500,000 Verdict

"When you add that wrinkle to it, and you have to focus a jury's attention on the fact that he is being discriminated against because of a perception that he's gay as opposed to actually being gay, it adds a wrinkle," plaintiffs lawyer R. Armen McOmber said.
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