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Altimore v. Mount Mercy College

Contracts, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer did not breach its employment relationship with plaintiff since he resigned his position by refusing to return to teach as required...

Flaim v. Medical College of Ohio

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's challenge to his expulsion from medical college is affirmed where defendant-college's procedural approach was consistent with...

Miller v. Texas Tech Univ.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A state waives its Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit in federal court under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act when it accepts federal funds...

Garcia v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cal. State Univ. Trustees

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
Government Code section 11135, which prohibits a state agency from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, and ethnic group...

Myers v. Loudoun County Pub. Sch.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A Virginia statue which provides for daily, voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Virginia's public schools does not violate the...

Bostic v. Smyrna Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging that defendant-school was deliberately indifferent to an inappropriate teacher-student relationship, a jury verdict in favor of...

Parker v. Student Loan Guar.

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
Bankruptcy court erred in granting plaintiff-debtor a discharge from her student loans where she failed to show that excepting her loans would result...

Linda T. v. Rice Lake Area Sch. Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Education Law
Denial of plaintiff-parents' claim for attorneys' fees under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act is affirmed where their successful...

Collegenet, Inc. Applyyourself, Inc.

Education Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning college application services, a jury verdict of infringement is reinstated where the district court misconstrued the...

Doe v. Kamehameha Sch.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
A private, nonsectarian, commercially operated school, which receives no federal funds, may not purposefully exclude a student qualified for admission...