Education Law

Legal Ed council votes to send academic freedom proposal to ABA House of Delegates

Also at the Friday meeting in Dallas, the council voted to move a proposal regarding online library standards to the House, and it approved for public notice and comment proposed revisions to loosen accreditation standards for new online-only law schools.

Nov 20, 2023 12:33 PM CST

Christian student will receive $150K in suit alleging school meditation program included Hindu ritual

A former public school student who alleged that she was coerced to participate in a school meditation ritual that violated her Christian religious beliefs has accepted a $150,000 offer of judgment from the Chicago Board of Education and the foundation that developed the program.

Nov 7, 2023 9:08 AM CST

NYU School of Law illegally disfavors white men in law review selection, suit alleges

A first-year law student at the New York University School of Law has filed a lawsuit alleging that race and sex preferences are illegally used to choose members of the law review.

Oct 24, 2023 10:00 AM CDT

Justices drop ‘respectfully’ in some dissents, but SCOTUS rancor is tamer than in past

The usual phrase used by U.S. Supreme Court dissenters is “I respectfully dissent.” But some justices dropped “respectfully” in major dissents last term and in their joint dissent in the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the right to abortion.

Oct 3, 2023 12:06 PM CDT

En banc appeals court allows Title IX suit by student assaulted off campus, cites prior violence reports

A University of Arizona student who was physically assaulted by a football player in off-campus housing may sue for an alleged Title IX violation, an en banc federal appeals court ruled 8-3 Monday.

Sep 28, 2023 8:49 AM CDT

School must recognize Christian student club with anti-same-sex-marriage affirmation, en banc appeals court says

An en banc federal appeals court has ordered a California school district to reinstate a Fellowship of Christian Athletes club that was not recognized because of its required anti-same-sex-marriage affirmation for student leaders.

Sep 18, 2023 8:19 AM CDT

Despite Department of Ed guidance, universities may be cautious with outreach offerings

Following the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion that found race-conscious college admissions to be unconstitutional, some universities worry their minority outreach programs may be in jeopardy.

Sep 14, 2023 1:14 PM CDT

Top court in Massachusetts permits use of shock devices on institutionalized patients

The top court in Massachusetts has ruled that a school for developmentally and intellectually disabled people can continue to use electric skin shock therapy as permitted by a 1987 consent decree.

Sep 11, 2023 9:00 AM CDT

Up to $2.1 million in student aid improperly disbursed for LLMs, Education Department says

Five stand-alone, ABA-accredited law schools recently entered settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of Education for disbursing federal aid to LLM students without the necessary accreditation.

Aug 31, 2023 1:35 PM CDT

Chemerinsky: These recent Supreme Court decisions have sparked a wave of litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2022 term ended just a couple of months ago, but it’s already apparent that the decisions are leading to a great deal of litigation. What are the major issues left open by the cases that are likely to be litigated in state and federal courts?

Aug 30, 2023 8:17 AM CDT

Yale and student group settle dispute over mental health needs

Yale University has settled a federal lawsuit with a student group alleging that the school discriminated against students with mental health issues and pressured them to withdraw from classes.

Aug 29, 2023 11:32 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS asked to hear high school admissions case over race; utility company faces suit after Hawaii wildfires

Supreme Court could hear high school admissions case involving race The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was asked to hear a Virginia high school admissions case over race. The Coalition for TJ, a group of parents and students, filed the petition for writ of certiorari in response to the Fairfax…

Aug 25, 2023 2:09 PM CDT

Legal Ed council votes to send academic freedom proposal to ABA House of Delegates

Christian student will receive $150K in suit alleging school meditation program included Hindu ritual

NYU School of Law illegally disfavors white men in law review selection, suit alleges

Justices drop ‘respectfully’ in some dissents, but SCOTUS rancor is tamer than in past

En banc appeals court allows Title IX suit by student assaulted off campus, cites prior violence reports

School must recognize Christian student club with anti-same-sex-marriage affirmation, en banc appeals court says

Despite Department of Ed guidance, universities may be cautious with outreach offerings

Top court in Massachusetts permits use of shock devices on institutionalized patients

Up to $2.1 million in student aid improperly disbursed for LLMs, Education Department says

Chemerinsky: These recent Supreme Court decisions have sparked a wave of litigation

Yale and student group settle dispute over mental health needs

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS asked to hear high school admissions case over race; utility company faces suit after Hawaii wildfires

Activist who succeeded in ending affirmative action targets law firms’ diversity efforts

Ex-Trump officials target ‘woke’ companies for diversity efforts

Law banning transgender students from female sports likely unconstitutional, 9th Circuit says

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