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Federal Judge in Idaho Puts Disputed Bathroom Bill Against Transgender Students on Hold as Classes Begin

The suspension of the bill came as the state's public schools started Aug. 16, and the court's decision will allow school districts to continue to choose how to organize their bathrooms and changing facilities. Nye acknowledged that the issues in the case are "'complex' and 'weighty,'" but ultimately asked "what is the status quo that must be preserved pending resolution of Plaintiffs' PI Motion?"
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New Jersey Law Journal

No End in Sight: Litigation Heats Up Over 'Outing' Transgender Students

"Whatever the trial court's ruling in these cases, there is no question the law will remain unsettled until the issue is resolved by our appellate courts," education attorney David Rubin said.
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Daily Business Review

Tampa Judge Enters Class Certification to USF Students in Fee Reimbursement Action

"We are eager and honored to finally have the Florida Supreme Court resolve this same question that affects hundreds of thousands of students in Florida and millions nationwide," said Adam Moskowitz of the Moskowitz Law Firm.
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Daily Business Review

New College Group Alleges Law 'Censors' Courses

"The state of Florida leads the country in efforts to censor academic freedom and instruction in its college classrooms," the lawsuit said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ. Reinstates Pitt and Temple Students' Breach-of-Contract, Unjust Enrichment Claims Over COVID Campus Closures

Former students are seeking partial refunds of tuition and fees on the grounds that they received a materially different educational experience than they were promised and paid fees for facilities and services they were denied access to.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Applies Religious Exception to Catholic School's Dismissal of LAD Claim by Unwed Mother

"We reject the Appellate Division's novel suggestion that Crisitello's firing was evidence of pretext simply because St. Theresa's did not 'survey' its employees to discover other transgressions of the faith," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "Neither the LAD nor our case law requires such an investigation, and we decline to impose this burden."
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New Jersey Law Journal

DISMISSED: Judge Tosses Suit Over Anti-Bias Curriculum, But Other Cases Proceed

"We are confident that our clients would have prevailed had the substantive issues been examined by the courts," Ronald Berutti, the plaintiffs' lawyer, said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

It's Official: Penn State's Two Law Schools Will Be Reunited

"I view bringing together Penn State's two outstanding law schools as a crucial step in meeting the challenges facing the legal academy and the legal profession in preparing the next generation of lawyer leaders for society," Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway said in a statement.
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Teacher Wants to Overturn Her Firing for Reading a Book to Students About Gender Identity

A Georgia public school teacher took the stand Thursday trying to reverse her firing after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class.
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Law.com

Illinois Pipeline Program Created by Retired Federal Judge Turned Jones Day Lawyer Prepares 91 1Ls for Law School

"When I developed Jumpstart, my goal was to teach students who may not have been exposed to the legal profession how to build successful and meaningful law school experiences," Ann Claire Williams, a former U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois and current of counsel at Jones Day, who created Jumpstart, said in a statement.
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