In Passarella v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc., and Bube v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over Illinois) ruled that employees who…
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Vanessa V. Clohessy
Partner Vanessa Clohessy concentrates her practice in counseling and representing non-public schools in personnel matters, student issues, contracts, and policy work.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Carson v. Makin, a case involving a state subsidy for private and public secondary schools. Maine is the most rural state in the United…
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In Houston Community College System v. Wilson, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that an elected official does not have a viable First Amendment claim based on a purely verbal…
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont recently held that Vermont Law School could conceal two controversial murals without violating the artist’s rights under the Visual Artists Rights…
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On October 28, 2021, ISBE issued emergency rules revising the public and nonpublic school recognition process. Key issues in the revised process are as follows: The State Superintendent assigns recognition…
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On July 1, 2021, amendments to Illinois’ Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA) will go into effect. The amendments mandate that schools take certain steps to maintain compliance in how…
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The 2021 Leading Lawyers list includes thirteen firm attorneys, while the Emerging Lawyers lists includes four firm attorneys.
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In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Montana’s scholarship program for private school students cannot exclude students attending private religious schools simply based on…
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On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed a new law requiring parental notification of students being detained and questioned by law enforcement on school grounds, during the school day. While…
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A Chicago federal district court has ruled that a former assistant principal of Community Consolidated School District No. 15, who had been suspended and her contract nonrenewed, failed to produce…
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