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Black Lawmakers Seek Changes to State Education Standards

  Members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus are asking state education officials to revise new African-American history standards that…
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Daily Report Online

Lawsuit: Teen Was Sexually Abused at S.C. Therapeutic Boarding School, Parents Advocate Oversight

The teen, who attended Whetstone Academy between October 2018 and January 2020, was "frequently sexually assaulted" and raped beginning when he was 14, the lawsuit said.
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Corporate Counsel

Job-Juggling Attorney Gives Up Law Firm Post, Becomes Syracuse University's GC

The university has had such a close relationship with law firm Barclay Damon that for nearly a decade its general counsel and deputy general counsel worked both places. But that's ending, as the GC devotes all his time to the law firm, and his successor gives up his law partnership.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

SMU Attempt to Split With Founders Loses Ground on Appeal

The appeals court's analysis focused on the many elements of the conference's claims for declaratory judgment based on three alleged violations: breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and a violation the Texas Business Organizations Code.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$9.1M Settlement: School District Agrees to Pay for Failure to Prevent Bullying

"When the harassment is during school hours, and after school hours, and it involves a student, that student has to be protected. Then it's the school's responsibility to stop it," plaintiffs lawyer Bruce Nagel said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

President's Departure Marks Latest Change at Seton Hall

The move follows—but doesn't appear related to—the institution's $1 million fraud investigation at its law school.
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Law.com

Experts Say Opposing Rulings on Title IX Immunity Are Actually More Alike Than They Seem

Two court opinions, released just days apart, came to differing conclusions on whether a particular Title IX proceeding can be considered "quasi-judicial" for purposes of determining absolute immunity for accusers. But observers said the two rulings may actually be deceptively consistent with one another.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

VP Harris Says Florida Rules on Black History Are 'Propaganda'

"They dare to push propaganda to our children," Vice President Kamala Harris said. "This is the United States of America. We're not supposed to do that."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

No Refunds: Court Calls for Backup in Weighing University Tuition Disputes

The Fifth Circuit then considered a second argument—that the Texas Pandemic Liability Protection Act, which retroactively bars damages, violates the Texas Constitution's retroactivity clause.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Education Board Approves Black History Standards Amid Criticism

Critics, including teachers and Democratic state lawmakers, asked the Board of Education to table the standards to allow for changes.
4 minute read

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