all - Opinion Summaries

GYLTEN v. SWALBOSKI

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
A school district does not owe a duty of care to driver injured in a collision with a student commuting from school to football practice.

WOODSIDE v. THE SCH. DIST. OF PHILADELPHIA BD. OF EDUC.

Education Law
A parent who is an attorney cannot receive attorney fees for representing his minor child in administrative proceedings under the Individuals with...

WOODEN v. BD. OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. SYS. OF GEORGIA

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A plaintiff-student who is rejected under a race-conscious admissions policy does not necessarily need to prove that he would have been admitted under...

PEOPLE WHO CARE v. ROCKFORD BD. OF ED., SCH. DIST. NO. 205

Civil Rights, Education Law
Disparity in racial scholastic achievement scores does not justify continuation of a school desegregation consent decree where the school board shows...

BROWN v. ARMENTI

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Whether a university registrar is told that a student's performance rates an "F " or an "Incomplete" is not a matter warranting judicial oversight on...

KATZ v. GEORGETOWN UNIV.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
According to the unambiguously clear language of Faculty Handbook, plaintiff university professor could be terminated without at least on-year's...

SHAFFER v. SCHENECTADY CITY SCH. DIST.

Civil Rights, Education Law
New York Court of Appeals certified to determine whether a teacher who is granted tenure by a school board resolution that states it is to be...

FOUND. FOR INTERIOR DESIGN ED. RESEARCH v. SAVANNAH COLL. OF ART & DESIGN

Education Law
Defendant's failure to prove that plaintiff acted in an arbitrary or unreasonable manner in denying defendant's educational accreditation application,...

MCCORMICK v. DIVERSIFIED COLLECTION SERV., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
Debtor bears the burden of proving that non-discharge of student loans would result in an undue hardship upon debtor and dependents under 11 USC...

EARLS v. BD. OF EDUC. OF TECUMSEH PUB. SCH. DIST.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
School district's random suspicionless urinalysis drug testing policy for all students participating in competitive extracurricular activities...