A decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court striking down state funding for an online Catholic charter school remains intact after the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on First Amendment issues in the case.
The ABA opposes the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which the association says is “a vital tool for ensuring that the public receives critical public services.”
A federal judge in Chicago has approved a $2.6 million settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging that the Chicago Public Schools violated the establishment clause when it required students to participate in transcendental meditation or observe a half hour of silence.
The suspension of ABA accreditation Standard 206, originally titled “Diversity and Inclusion,” should be extended until Aug. 31, 2026, according to a May 2 memo from the standards committee of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Does the First Amendment allow or require Oklahoma to fund a Catholic charter school? Chief Justice John Roberts emerged as “a pivotal vote" on that question during oral arguments Wednesday, Bloomberg Law reports.
The federal government has opened an investigation into the Harvard Law Review “based on reports of race-based discrimination permeating the operations of the journal,” according to an April 28 press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to rule for parents who argue that they have a right to exclude their children from school lessons involving storybooks with LGBTQ characters and themes, according to publications that covered the oral arguments.
The U.S. government will resume involuntary collections on defaulted federal student loans next month, the Education Department announced Monday, ending a five-year pause that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Workforce has withdrawn its request for information on law clinics at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, citing "ongoing negotiations" with the university and an intent to pursue "other means of inquiry."
A decision on Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court in a challenge to an education-grant freeze will likely redirect many other lawsuits regarding Trump administration spending decisions to the Court of Federal Claims, according to a law professor.
Legal clinics at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law are being targeted by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Workforce, which is requesting information about policies, funding sources and budgets.
As more school districts tighten up student cellphone policies on campus, three reasons are often cited for the changes: Cyberbullying frequently takes place through technology; the devices are distracting for kids with already short attention spans; and electronics can impede face-to-face communication.
The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce has left former federal workers scrambling to find employment and facing the stark reality that the student loan forgiveness they’ve worked toward may now be out of reach.
A federal appeals court has revived a First Amendment retaliation claim by a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law who used an “expurgated racial slur” on an exam question, leading to an investigation, required diversity training, a suspension and denial of a pay raise.
Employees of “activist organizations” that support activities with a “substantial illegal purpose” should no longer be eligible for a student loan forgiveness program for borrowers in public service jobs, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday.
