In Manteno Community Unit School District No. 5 v. PTAB, an Illinois appellate court ruled that the PTAB used an incorrect method to value Heritage Woods, a supportive-living facility, for…
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In the ironically named case of Arnold v. Barbers Hill Independent School District, two Texas brothers filed suit against their school district in the U.S. District Court for the Southern…
As we previously reported, on May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a 45-page Letter of Impending Enforcement Action concerning the Connecticut Interscholastic…
In August 2020, two federal appeals courts upheld the right of transgender students to use the school restroom and locker room facilities that align with their gender identity, finding that…
We recently reported on numerous lawsuits, filed around Illinois and around the country, challenging the COVID-19 responses of school districts, governors, and state education departments. Key rulings are expected to…
In Better Government Association v. City of Chicago Office of Mayor, an Illinois appellate court held that public officials’ emails and text messages kept in personal accounts are subject to…
In a New York case we have been closely following, J.T. v. DeBlasio, 100 students with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit against virtually every school district and state education department…
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Senate Bill 4209, Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020, was signed into law as Public Law 116-151. This new federal law…
On August 28, 2020, the Treasury Department issued Guidance implementing an August 8, 2020, Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of the employee portion…
On June 30, 2020, in B.L. v. Mahonoy Area School District, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that school officials cannot discipline students for off-campus social…