The School Law Blog
This blawg covers news, court decisions and analysis relating to K-12 education. It is aimed not just at education lawyers but at teachers, school administrators and parents.
Author: Mark Walsh covers school law issues in the U.S. Supreme Court and in lower courts for Education Week.
Blawg Related Categories: Education Law • Legal News Publication • Legal Information
Recent Posts from The School Law Blog
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Education and the Supreme Court: The 2008-09 Term
A roundup of the outcome of key decisions of interest schools and educators.
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Justices Order New Review of 2nd Strip-Search Case
In light of the Supreme Court's decision in a similar case, the justices return a strip-search case to a lower court.
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The Firefighters' Case and the Schools
What are the lessons for schools and school employees in the decision today in favor of white and Hispanic firefighters in New Haven?
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Justices Decline Appeal From High School Christian Club
The action came on a busy last day of the term for the justices.
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Supreme Court Rules in Firefighters' Case Involving Race
By guest blogger Erik Robelen The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a high-profile case on the race-conscious actions of government, finding by a vote of 5-4 that the city of New Haven, Conn., erred…
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Roberts on the Supreme Court's Role in School Law
If school administrators are going to get all their guidance on education law issues from the Supreme Court, they're "going to have a lot of difficulties," says Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
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Analysis: Complex Arizona ELL Case Holds National Lessons
The Arizona case is highly complex and quirky, but it holds important implications for other states and for educators across the nation.
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Analysis: Strip-Search Decision Adds Clarity for Students and Schools
The court rules with a surprising degree of unanimity.
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Supreme Court Rules in Strip-Search, English-Learner Cases
School authorities violated a teenager's rights by strip-searching her, but can't be sued in this instance. And in a separate case, the court sided with Arizona's schools chief, who was challenging an order to provide…
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Education Week on Forest Grove School District v. T.A.
The justices will next convene on Thursday, June 25, to issue decisions on Flores and Sanford.