Public Education & Services

The National Law Review covers developments, legal actions, and news stories related to the public education and services sector.  Under this coverage, legal experts analyze developments with the Department of Education (DOE) compliance actions, stories about how the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects public institutions and its students/employers, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), are a taste of the legal analysis related to Public Services available from the National Law Review.

Government funding for new public education services, school meal programs, public housing issues, special education programs in public schools, and ransomware and privacy in higher-education institutions, are among the stories covered by the National Law Review. Visitors will read updated legislation that has passed prohibiting discrimination in the classroom, or new policies related to student-athletes in the country’s top institutions. Campus sexual assault, the #MeToo Movement in the workplace and public education sector, employee relations, and other new stories are reported daily by the National Law Review.  Additionally, litigation and decisions from major circuit courts and the US Supreme Court about public sector employment and other issues related to major government institutions are carefully analyzed by the National Law Review. 

The National Law Review also covers hot topics like civil rights, and how they intersect with the public-education sector in the United States. Our legal experts also cover issues related to the evolution of Title IX, and how enforcement is carried out by the relevant agencies.  Additionally, NLR has articles on how public services and public education work together, topics like transgender discrimination, gender-based harassment claims, and discrimination lawsuits, are leading stories which visitors will find on the website. Details about violence and mass shootings in the realm of public education and institutions, student rights, teacher/employer rights, and other topics related to the public institutions and services sector, can all be found on the National Law Review’s website.

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Jun
29
2015
Can Graduate Assistants Organize? Columbia University Effort Could Result in the Reversal of the Brown Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
11
2020
Federal District Court’s Permanent Injunction Safeguards International Students Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
10
2023
No Wheeling and No Dealing: JCPS Driver Sickout a Risky Tactic for Public Employees in Kentucky Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
21
2012
Seventh Circuit Decision Holds that Taxes Paid by Illinois Hospitals Are Not Fully Reimbursable Under Medicare Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
20
2012
The Utah Hospital Association and the AMA Weigh in on the State Medicaid Expansion Debate Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
21
2014
North Carolina Public Employee Union Votes to Allow College Athletes to Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
23
2014
Cautionary Tale for Public Employers--Remember the First Amendment Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
11
2015
Teacher’s Online Rants About Students Are Not Protected By First Amendment Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
5
2019
Does The National Labor Relations Act Apply To Teachers At Charter Schools? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
12
2020
Transgender-Inclusive Athletics Policy Violates Title IX Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
2
2020
Ransomware Attack On Nevada School District Highlights Newest Hacker Targets Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
16
2022
New Minnesota Law Provides Frontline Worker Bonus Payments Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
8
2024
Universities Face Labor Charges in Response to Protests Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
26
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Government Ethics Law Over First Amendment Challenge Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
31
2012
Unionizing Academia Continues... Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
21
2012
En Banc Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Portions of Michigan’s Constitutional Amendment on Affirmative Action Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
11
2013
Court Summarily Dismisses “Familial Status” Claim Under Title VII and the Pennsylvania Human Rights Act (PHRA) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
23
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Michigan’s Law Prohibiting Use of Race in College Admissions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
3
2017
Employer’s “Stirring Up” Testimony Allows Plaintiff to Pursue Section 504 and ADA Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
22
2013
The State House Commission’s 60th Anniversary May Be Dampened By New Proposed New Jersey Legislation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Nov
9
2012
Insurance Coverage For Superstorm Sandy Claims Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Dec
3
2013
Garden State Growth Zones Under The Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
29
2018
The Best Way To Make The Most Of Homeschooling Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jul
29
2011
House Members Urge President to Sign Executive Order on Transparency Brennan Center for Justice
Mar
22
2012
7th Circuit Rules No Pollution Coverage under Illinois Law Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Oct
5
2012
California Supreme Court Reaffirms “All Sums with Stacking” Rule on Long-Tail Injury Claims Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Jul
31
2012
Court Strikes Most of ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule, But For-Profit Colleges Must Still Beware Ifrah Law
Aug
31
2012
Why Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Will Likely Be Held Unconstitutional By the Courts Varnum LLP
Nov
8
2013
Wind Turbine Noise Mitigation Required Varnum LLP
Aug
28
2020
Virtual or In-Person School? What to Do When Divorced Parents Disagree Varnum LLP
Mar
11
2016
Last Call for New Cap H-1Bs and International Student STEM Optional Practical Training Changes Varnum LLP
Mar
11
2021
President Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Varnum LLP
Jun
14
2023
IRS Declares NIL Collectives Not Tax-Exempt: Implications for Athletic Boosters Varnum LLP
Mar
4
2012
Project Labor Agreements: They’re Back – At Least For Now Varnum LLP
Apr
30
2012
Alternatives for Financing Education: Section 2503(c) Trusts and Crummey Trusts Varnum LLP
 

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