The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor has raised new considerations for districts faced with requests from parents to excuse students from instruction they believe is at odds with their religious beliefs. ...more
7/25/2025
/ Educational Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Injunctions ,
Judicial Authority ,
LGBTQ ,
Mahmoud v Taylor ,
Parental Rights ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Religious Discrimination ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
SCOTUS ,
Students
In its recently adjourned session, the General Assembly passed two major bills regarding special education. Although the Governor has not yet signed these bills, we wanted to provide a brief and non-exhaustive overview of the...more
6/9/2025
/ Connecticut ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
General Assembly ,
Government Agencies ,
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) ,
New Legislation ,
Private Schools ,
Public Schools ,
Reimbursements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
School Districts ,
Special Education ,
State and Local Government ,
Students ,
Tuition
On February 14, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), William Cowen, issued a memo (GC 25-05) that rescinds a long list of memos by the previous General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo. Although...more
2/21/2025
/ Cemex ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Severance Agreements ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Universities
Last year was a turbulent one for Title IX, and although we are just a few days into 2025, this turbulence has persisted into the new year. Yesterday, January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a ruling that...more
1/13/2025
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Spending Clause ,
Students ,
Title IX