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Frazier v. Winn

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A ruling finding Florida's pledge of allegiance statute unconstitutional is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) a student who is excused...

Wingate v. Gage County School District, No. 34

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a teacher's lawsuit alleging age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as well as First Amendment violations...

Fiacco v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a diversity action brought against a national fraternity wherein plaintiff claimed that its members intentionally caused him emotional distress by...

FKM Partners, Ltd v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Texas

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A trial court retains jurisdiction over a condemnation action after the condemning authority amends its petition to reduce the amount of property to...

M.M.R.-Z v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an interlocutory appeal in an action arising from the termination of a cognitively disabled homebound minor's educational services provided by the...

Ferguson v. Coregis Ins. Co.

Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
When an insurance company includes a policy endorsement meant to reduce the dollar limits to which it will respond for its policyholder's liability,...

Lee v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Education Law, Immigration Law
An removal order against petitioner for being a "student visa abuser" under 8 U.S.C. section 1182(a)(6)(G) is reversed and the case remanded where: 1)...

Crawford v. Carroll

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit brought by an African-American employee alleging claims of retaliation and race discrimination by her Caucasian supervisors and...

Doninger v. Niehoff

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law, Remedies
In proceedings involving an application to preliminarily enjoin a public high school's decision, which disqualified plaintiff's daughter from running...

California Sch. Employees Ass'n v. Bonita Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an employment discharge case wherein a school district's governing board reviewed the evidence presented at an arbitration hearing, disagreed with...