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J.O. v. ORANGE TOWNSHIP BD. OF EDUC.

Attorney's Fees, Education Law
Although parents who achieve favorable interim relief pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act may be entitled to prevailing party...

PARENTS INVOLVED IN CMTY. SCH. v. SEATTLE SCH. DIST., NO. 1

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
School district's use of racial "tiebreaker" in determining which students will be admitted to oversubscribed high schools, though it may promote...

REMER v. BURLINGTON AREA SCH. DIST.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Summary judgment and dismissal were proper on claim that student's expulsion from school had violated his procedural and substantive due process...

HAGER v. PIKE COUNTY BD. OF EDUC.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
A question of fact remains whether teacher's demotion and reassignment was in retaliation for her political conduct, and defendant school board is not...

SHARP v. LINDSEY

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Even assuming principal's letter and skit criticizing superintendent addressed matters of public concern, school board's interests in a tension-free...

GOULET v. EDUC. CREDIT MGMT. CORP.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
Evidence that Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor has substance abuse problem and conviction record did not demonstrate that problems are insurmountable, or...

ODEN v. N. MARIANAS COLLEGE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Plaintiff's Title IX claim against university for failing to discipline and control a teacher who sexually harassed her was properly dismissed because...

WALKER v. EXETER REGION COOP. SCH. DIST.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections
New Hampshire's different voting regimes for local bond issuance decisions, made in differently structured local communities, does not violate equal...

CORY D. v. BURKE COUNTY SCH. DIST.

Civil Procedure, Education Law
In light of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's ("IDEA")goal of resolving educational disputes involving children with special needs...

SCH. BD. OF COLLIER COUNTY v. K.C.

Education Law
A school board provided a free appropriate public education, satisfying the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, where it clearly developed an...