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BRYANT v. INDEP. SCH. DIST. NO. I-38 OF GARVIN COUNTY

Civil Rights, Education Law
The district court did not err in finding no genuine issue of material fact regarding whether the school district intentionally discriminated against...

COGGIN v. LONGVIEW INDEP. SCH. DIST.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff did not waive his rights, and the defendant's action of peremptorily discharging plaintiff without a hearing just 4 business days after his...

HEARTLAND ACADEMY CMTY. CHURCH v. WADDLE

Education Law, Juvenile Law, Remedies
District court did not err in issuing a preliminary injunction enjoining a juvenile officer for the Second Judicial Circuit in Missouri from removing...

DOE v. STATE OF HAWAII DEP'T OF EDUC.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Section 1983 claims that a school official used excessive force should be decided under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment, rather than under...

M.D. v. SOUTHINGTON BD. OF EDUC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
Because the equitable tolling rule of Connecticut General Statutes section 10-76h(a)(3) is not applicable in this case, plaintiffs' claims under the...

PAYNTER v. STATE OF NEW YORK

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Plaintiffs' novel theory, that the State's fault lies in practices and policies that have resulted in high concentrations of racial minorities and...

CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY v. STATE OF NEW YORK

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
The State has violated the mandate in art. XI, section 1 of the NY Constitution by establishing an education financing system that fails to afford New...

GRUTTER v. BOLLINGER

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A state law school's narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions, to further a compelling state interest in obtaining the educational...

GRATZ v. BOLLINGER

Constitutional Law, Education Law
The manner in which a university uses racial preferences in undergraduate admissions is not narrowly tailored to achieve an asserted compelling state...

S.G. v. SAYREVILLE BD. OF EDUC.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A school's prohibition of speech threatening violence and the use of firearms was a legitimate decision related to reasonable pedagogical concerns and...