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The Legal Intelligencer

Parents of Student With Disabilities Lose Discrimination by Association ADA Claims Against School District

A federal judge has tossed claims brought by the parents of a child with hearing and visual impairments who sued a school district for denying their son access to schooling for two years and for allegedly discriminating against them by association.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Court Says School District Liable for Counsel Fees for Psychologist Charged With Assault

"We conclude that as a school psychologist … plaintiff held a position under Hackettstown's jurisdiction," Appellate Division Judge Mitchel Ostrer wrote. "The critical point is that plaintiff served as a school psychologist in a Hackettstown school."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Seton Hall Switches Counsel in Sex Abuse Investigation

The university initially said Paul Weiss' Ted Wells Jr. would handle the probe into allegations involving a former archbishop, but former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler at Latham is now running the show.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

South Texas College of Law Houston Wins Unprecedented 131st National Advocacy Award

South Texas College of Law Houston has a long reputation as the training ground for the Lone Star State's future litigators and they have the awards…
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Supreme Court Details Clash Over Education Ballot Measure

The justices said the proposed constitutional amendment had “defective” ballot wording that would not inform voters of the measure's “true meaning and ramifications.”
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Coastal Case Provides Rare Glimpse into ABA's Accreditation Process

The American Bar Association has asked a federal court to dismiss Florida Coastal School of Law's suit against it, arguing that its accreditation arm followed all the right procedures in finding the Jacksonville campus out of compliance with its rules.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

More Oversight Planned After Improper University Spending

The revelation about the UCF spending prompted the Board of Governors to call for all 12 universities to review their funding of building projects over the last decade, while UCF is conducting its own investigation of the improperly used funds.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Orrick Associates Win Civil Suit for UC Davis Student Who Said She Was Raped—and Then Got Sued for Defamation

It started with a depressingly familiar scenario: A college party. Too much drinking. A young woman who said she woke up with her pants down and a man on top of her. But Yee Xiong's case against a fellow student took a decidedly unusual turn.
6 minute read

The Recorder

New Santa Clara University Building Remolds the Law School

Howard Charney helped facilitate the largest ever donation of $10 million to Santa Clara University School of Law to help build the Howard and Alida Charney Hall of Law.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Makes a Good In-House Hire? Tech GCs Discuss at Santa Clara Panel

On Thursday, some Silicon Valley companies' legal leaders came to the Santa Clara University School of Law for a panel on how to educate and train law students for success in the tech industry.
4 minute read

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