Law & Courts
Education news, analysis, and opinion about court cases, lawsuits, and regulations affecting schools.
See also: Supreme Court, Court Cases, First Amendment, Student Rights
Law & Courts Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Ed. Dept. LayoffsThe administration asks the U.S. Supreme Court to remove an injunction blocking the layoffs of nearly 1,400 department employees
Law & Courts A Court Told Trump to Reverse Ed. Dept. Layoffs. Will It Happen?A judge ruled May 22 that the Trump administration had to reinstate laid-off Ed. Dept. staffers. They're still not back on the job.
Law & Courts Appeals Court Ruling Raises Bar for Challenging School Book BansA federal appeals court rejected a challenge to book removals in a Texas public library and overruled a precedent on school library cases.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Won’t Hear ‘Two Genders’ Student T-Shirt CaseOver two justices' dissent, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a student barred from wearing an anti-transgender T-shirt.
Law & Courts Religious Charter School Blocked After Supreme Court DeadlockThe U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 split over a religious charter school affirms a lower court ruling against the school but sets no precedent.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Gives Relief to Maine Legislator in Transgender Sports ControversyThe U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored voting privileges to a Maine lawmaker whose social media post criticized a transgender athlete.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Case on Birthright Citizenship Sparks Fears for School FundingThe justices are weighing whether to allow nationwide injunctions of President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
Law & Courts Opinion What the Supreme Court Case on LGBTQ+ Books Reminds Us About Parents’ RightsRegardless of which side wins Mahmoud v. Taylor, we have a big problem.
Law & Courts Retired Justice Souter, Advocate for Civics and Church-State Split, Dies at 85Retired Justice David Souter, who wrote Supreme Court opinions on student strip searches and government aid to religion, has died.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Appears Open to Religious Charter SchoolThe U.S. Supreme Court grappled with whether charter schools are public schools and whether the Constitution permits a religious charter.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Poised to Back Student in Key Disability-Rights CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court considered what liability standard should apply for cases brought by students under two key federal disability laws.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Landscape for Charter and Religious SchoolsThe U.S. Supreme Court on April 30 will take up the much-debated case of a Roman Catholic charter school in Oklahoma.
Law & Courts Judge Casts Doubt on Trump’s Authority to Gut Education Dept. StaffTwenty-one states and a coalition of unions and school districts are challenging the president's dismantling of the Education Department.
Law & Courts Supreme Court to Weigh Discrimination Standard for Some Special Education CasesThe U.S. Supreme Court will consider what legal standard must be met for proving discrimination against students with disabilities.
Law & Courts Trump Can't Enforce Anti-DEI Directives in Schools, 3 Judges SayThree judges, including two Trump appointees, said the administration had overstepped its authority in its efforts to rid schools of DEI.
