all - Opinion Summaries

DURANT v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCH. DIST.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging breach of duty to supervise, the trial court erred by granting a nonsuit to defendant school, as plaintiff has stated the...

AKINSEYE v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
In an action for attorneys' fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the government's decision to pay fees voluntarily, and the...

GALDIKAS v. FAGAN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
The district court's dismissal and judgment in favor of defendants in a section 1983 action brought by graduate students against university officials...

WHITE v. ASCENSION PARISH SCH. BD.

Civil Rights, Education Law
Consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, a school district has the right to select a centralized location for providing...

O'HEARN v. EDUC. CREDIT MGM'T CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
The bankruptcy court erred in determining that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor's government-guaranteed educational loans should be discharged based on...

MS. S. v. VASHON ISLAND SCH. DIST.

Civil Rights, Education Law
A school district's efforts to serve a disabled child's educational interests complied with the substantive and procedural requirements of the...

NUNEZ v. SIMMS

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because a teacher had no property interest in continued employment after her teaching certification lapsed, the clearly established constitutional...

R. R. v. FAIRFAX COUNTY SCH. BD.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not require an educational agency to include in its procedural safeguards notice, mandated...

CULLEN v. INDIANA UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
A university professor failed to make a prima facie claim of wage discrimination under the Equal Pay Act where compared positions did not require...

FICK v. SIOUX FALLS SCH. DIST. 49-5

Civil Rights, Education Law
School district did not violate the Individual with Disabilities Education Act by refusing to transport a disabled student to day care center after...