NEXT
Sign in to follow

The Legal Intelligencer

Examining the IDEA's FAPE Standard in the Third Circuit

The question of what FAPE is for any one disabled student is an extremely fact-specific determination. Therefore, having recent additional guidance on the analysis process from the Third Circuit is helpful.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Disciplinary Committee Recommends No Charges Against Jerry Sandusky Prosecutor Frank Fina

The charges stem from an October 2012 hearing into whether state prosecutors could call former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin to testify before an investigating grand jury.
4 minute read

Law.com

'State of Legal Education is Excellent,' Says New Law School Association President

Harvard Law School professor Vicki Jackson plans to use her year as president of the Association of American Law School to encourage law faculty, students and practitioners to promote democracy, voting rights and fair representation.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California's Bar Exam: How Schools Fared and What Questions a New Analysis Didn't Answer

The 113-page report is unlikely to offer much guidance for law school deans, bar officials, students and lawmakers seeking answers for the decade-long decline in California bar exam pass rates.
4 minute read

Law.com

Prominent Law Prof Pulled From Teaching Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Marquette University launched an investigation into professor Paul Secunda, allegedly for an inappropriate relationship with a student.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Rules Substitute Teachers Can Be Subject to Drug Testing

The School District of Palm Beach County's policy for hiring substitutes was challenged as violating applicants' Fourth Amendment protections from unreasonable search and seizure.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Defends Decision to Slam School District With $500K Verdict Over Bullying

As part of its appeal, the school district had contended that the school was immune from suit for claims arising out of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, which makes it unlawful for public entities to deny "accommodations or privileges" based on a person's sex.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Feds Win Discovery Fight in ADA Case Over NJ Preschool's Toilet-Training Policy

A federal judge has ordered the owners of a private preschool to comply with a broad request for discovery about its diaper-changing policies in a lawsuit claiming the school violated the civil rights of a young girl with Down syndrome by expelling her.
3 minute read

The Recorder

USC Not Liable for Injury to Drunk, High Frat Party Goer

"A college has little control over such noncurricular, off campus activities, and it would be unrealistic for students and their guests to rely on the college for protection in those settings," wrote the Second District Court of Appeal.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Rutgers, Seton Hall Included in Law School Enrollment Jump, Per ABA Stats

New student enrollment at the nation's law schools increased 3 percent this fall, according to figures released by the American Bar Association, and New Jersey's two law schools are part of the trend.
3 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • How This Personal Injury Firm Reduced Client Intake Time by 80%

    Brought to you by PracticePanther

    Download Now