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Federal Court Injunction Temporarily Shelves Texas Book-Ban Law

"No matter how much time and expense the third parties invest in complying, the state, through the Texas Education Agency, retained the power to unilaterally alter any decision made by the third party," U.S. District Court Judge Alan D. Albright said.
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Daily Business Review

This Florida Law School Scored Highest First-Time Bar Passage Rate

The bar exam took place in Tampa on July 25-26, with more than 2,160 first-time applicants, of which nearly 1,550 passed, or more than 71%, according to the bar examiner's news release.
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Law.com

8th Circ. Affirms University's Qualified Immunity From Expelled Student's Title IX Suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court's grant of qualified immunity to the University of Iowa after a graduate student found responsible for sexual assault and sexual harassment filed suit against the university and university officials.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Education Commissioner Must Act

We do not know the best solution for the public school children in Lakewood and like-situated districts. That is what the Appellate panel directed the commissioner to address, and she ought to get on with it.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Applications to NJ Attorney General Honors Program Now Open

"The Honors Program provides attorneys at the start of their legal careers with an unmatched opportunity to gain valuable experience and engage in public service," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "We are grateful to Gov. Murphy for the support to expand our Honors Program, which allows participants to immediately engage in our office's work to keep New Jerseyans safe, stand up for their rights, and hold wrongdoers accountable."
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Daily Business Review

Step Up for Students Report Details School Voucher Growth

As of Sept. 8, 242,929 students had enrolled in 2,098 private schools using vouchers through the state's two main programs, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and Family Empowerment Scholarship, according to a report by Step Up for Students, an organization that administers the vast majority of vouchers in the state.
5 minute read

Law.com

U of Hawaii Law Professor's Suit Against School, Administrators Alleges Free-Speech Violations

A professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law has filed a lawsuit against the school, Provost Michael Bruno and Dean Camille Nelson, alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment rights violations.
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Law.com

'If There Had Been a Full Refund, Do You Think We'd Be Here?': Ohio Supreme Court Hears Arguments in COVID-19 College Refund Dispute

"[A]s appellees have now conceded, there is no qualitative difference between online instruction and in-person instruction. They are the same, we charge the same, it's the same instruction," argued OSU's counsel, John R. Gall, a senior partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Columbus.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Don't Say Gay' Education Law Appeal Put on Hold

The 2022 Florida law restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices: NJLAD Provides Same Protection From Sexual Harassment in Both Employment and Place of Public Accommodation

"'Because of' and 'on account of' both incorporate the traditional standard of but-for causation. Under that standard, one event can have multiple but-for causes," Justice Rachel Wainer Apter wrote for the court.
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