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'Basic Arithmetic': Court Rules in Favor of LA Charter School Denied Funding by California Education Department

New Village, a nonprofit public high school that enrolls "at-risk" young women in Los Angeles, was awarded more than $250,000 and granted its petition to receive supplemental funding from the California Department of Education by a Los Angeles Superior Court on Dec. 3.
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Corporate Counsel

Professors Association Appoints New GC at Fractious Time

"Academic freedom is central not only to higher education and scholarship, but also to our broader political, social, and economic freedoms,” said Veena Dubal, incoming general counsel of the American Association of University Professors.
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Texas Lawyer

'It's Like They Lynched You:' Law Professor's Discrimination Claim Reaches High Court

Southern Methodist University wants a U.S. Fifth Circuit question answered by barring common law defamation claims.
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Law.com

Uvalde Shooting 'Fresh in Everyone's Mind:' Lone Dissenting Judge Disagrees with School's Disciplinary Decision Over Pellet Gun

In a 2-1 decision, a dissenting judge concluded school officials in Illinois allowed recent school shootings, including in Uvalde, Texas, to influence its punishment of a middle school student.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Where CFPB Enforcement Stops Short on Curbing School Lunch Fees, Class Action Complaint Steps Up

The complaint compares the defendants to schoolyard bullies who steal students' lunch money.
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Law.com

'That Decision was Wrong:' Federal Judge Rethinks Consumer Protection Class Certification

"Applying Chapter 93A broadly to a nationwide class would undermine these principles and impair the regulatory authority of states outside Massachusetts," U.S. District Judge William Young said, altering his decision to grant class certification in a consumer protection case against Saba University School of Medicine.
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New York Law Journal

NY Appellate Panel Cites Student's Disciplinary History While Sending Negligence Claim Against School District to Trial

The Appellate Division, Third Department’s 5-0 ruling, a sweeping reversal of a lower court ruling, addressed how the South Glens Falls Central School District and others can be held liable for a student's foreseeable injuries that are proximate to inadequate supervision.
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Law.com

From 'Confusing Labyrinth' to Speeding 'Roller Coaster': Uncertainty Reigns in Title IX as Litigators Await Second Trump Admin

“Given how central the trans issue was to Trump’s campaign, you have this bizarre situation where what had been a fringe issue in Title IX is suddenly not just the central legal issue in these challenges to the rule, but was an important reason why Trump won,” Brooklyn College history and legal affairs professor KC Johnson said.
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Law.com

Federal Judge Weighs In on School's Discipline for 'Explicitly Copying AI-Generated Text' on Project

"Plaintiffs cite no case law to suggest that a student has a constitutional right to receive a certain grade on an assignment, to avoid a Saturday detention, or to gain membership in an extracurricular group such as the National Honor Society," U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson said in a Nov. 20 opinion.
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Law.com

Trump’s DOE Pick Could Spell Trouble for Title IX Enforcement, Higher Ed Funding

“I do not think it is as simple as announcing that the Department [of Education] be dismantled,” Elizabeth L. Troutman, a partner with Brooks Pierce, said.
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