A Georgia Court of Appeals decision will now stand after the Georgia Supreme Court declined on Tuesday, July 1, to review the case. The ruling has serious implications for the doctrine of official immunity for K-12 employees...more
7/7/2025
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Educational Institutions ,
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Harassment ,
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 27, that a Maryland school district’s decision to mandate instruction using LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks, without offering notice or opt-outs to parents, violated the First...more
7/1/2025
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Free Exercise Clause ,
LGBTQ ,
Mahmoud v Taylor ,
Parental Rights ,
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Public Schools ,
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SCOTUS
In a break from other federal appeals courts, the Eleventh Circuit ruled last week that Title IX does not provide school district and university employees with a private right of action to file sex-based discrimination...more
11/12/2024
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Congressional Intent ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Private Right of Action ,
Retaliation ,
School Districts ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Teachers ,
Title III ,
Title IX ,
Universities
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that expands the scope of who is responsible for producing public records under the state’s Open Records Act. The court also allowed for records requests to be sent to...more
There are about 20 million state and local government employees across the United States. Many of them use social media for personal reasons or for official communications. ...more
For decades, courts in the Fifth Circuit have followed a particularly strict rule limiting when employees can sue under Title VII for workplace discrimination.
That changed last Friday....more
8/25/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
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Gender Discrimination ,
Public Employees ,
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Title VII ,
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