In a recent decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a public school district could not prohibit a high school football coach from engaging…
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Illinois schools, in C.S. v. Madison Metropolitan School District, held that a school principal’s response to an employee’s alleged conduct…
On April 22, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 4316 into law. The law (P.A. 102-0702) becomes effective on July 1, 2023, and imposes several new requirements on schools aimed…
Outside of Boston City Hall, there are three flagpoles: one flies the American flag, the second files the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ flag, and the third flies the City of Boston’s…
As we previously reported, on August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 219 into law as Public Act 102-0339, which amended the Illinois School Code regarding the use of…
In February 2022, a Sangamon County judge, Judge Grischow, issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) against scores of school districts in three cases—two of which (Allen and Austin) received the…
In Meriwether v. Hartop, et al., a professor at a public university was disciplined after he refused, based on his religious beliefs, to use female pronouns for a transgender student…
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…
Second installment Cook County property tax bills apparently may be significantly delayed this year—per a Cook County Board of Review commissioner, possibly even six months late. The delay stems from…
On April 12, 2022, the Teachers’ Retirement System released Employer Bulletin FY22-25 specifically addressing Public Act 102-697, which was signed into law on April 5, 2022 (Act). Under the Act,…