all - Opinion Summaries

SIZOVA v. NAT'L INST. OF STANDARDS & TECH.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging gender and pregnancy discrimination by a university regarding the revocation of a fellowship, the plaintiff was found...

DALE. M. v. BD. OF EDUC. OF BRADLEY-BOURBONNAIS HIGH SCH. DIST. NO. 307

Attorney's Fees, Education Law
Although a statutorily authorized order of attorneys' fees awards the fees to the party, not to the party's lawyer, the district court has inherent...

SCHROEDER v. HAMILTON SCH. DIST.

Civil Rights, Education Law
Title VII does not provide for a private right of action based on sexual orientation discrimination, and the court declined to import Title VII...

BETH B. v. VAN CLAY

Education Law, Government Benefits
A school district's placement of a severely mentally and physically challenged child into a special education class did not violate the Individuals...

MURPHY v. PA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
It is the purpose, not the use, of federally guaranteed educational loans that controls whether they are dischargeable in bankruptcy; thus, 11 U.S.C....

TRACY EDUCATORS ASS-N v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (TRACY UNIFIED SCH. DIST.)

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Education Code section 44987(a) requires a school district to grant a half-time leave of absence request made by a school teacher so that she can...

CARTEN v. KENT STATE UNIV.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Where the plaintiff alleged he was denied access to public education, but made no allegations sounding in due process, the Eleventh Amendment barred...

OWASSO INDEP. SCH. DIST. NO. I011 v. FALVO

Civil Rights, Education Law
Peer grading, or allowing students to grade one another's tests, papers, and assignments while teachers explain the correct answers to the entire...

SUMMERFIELD v. WINDSOR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under Education Code section 44911, time spent teaching under an emergency credential may not be counted toward an employee's permanent status unless...

J.C. v. REG'L SCH. DIST. 10, BD. OF EDUC.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Education Law
In light of the Supreme Court-s rejection of the "catalyst theory" of recovery in Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of...