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School District Wins Appeal in Teacher’s First Amendment Challenge

On August 23, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier ruling for Township High School District 211 in Hedgepeth v. Britton, et al., concerning the district’s dismissal of a high school teacher in...more

8/28/2025 / Appeals , Constitutional Challenges , Employment Litigation , Employment Policies , First Amendment , Free Speech , School Districts , Social Media , Social Media Policy , Teachers

Title IX and Title VI Enforcement Continues, “Dear Colleague” Pause for Some, and SCOTUS Hears LGBTQ Curriculum Challenge

We took the week off from our Week in Review alert last week as it was a (relatively) slow week. However, as it tends to happen after a slow week, developments picked back up this week....more

4/25/2025 / Constitutional Challenges , Dear Colleague Letter , Department of Education , Executive Orders , First Amendment , LGBTQ , Preliminary Injunctions , Title IX , Title VI , Trump Administration

2024 Title IX Final Rule and Regulations Vacated by Federal Judge

On Thursday, January 9, 2025, Judge John C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an opinion and order vacating the Final Rule that implemented the 2024 Title IX Regulations. The decision by Judge Reeves has the...more

1/14/2025 / Constitutional Challenges , Department of Education , Educational Institutions , Equal Protection , First Amendment , Gender Identity , LGBTQ , Sex Discrimination , Sexual Orientation Discrimination , Title IX

How to Identify State Action in the Context of Public Officials Using Social Media

Social media has given public officials the ability to share information quickly and easily with their constituents and followers, even on their own personal Facebook and other social media accounts. When using a personal...more

4/8/2024 / Employment Policies , First Amendment , Government Officials , Lindke v Freed , O’Connor-Ratcliff v Garnier , Online Commentary , SCOTUS , Social Media , Social Media Policy , State Action Doctrine

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