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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Sep
4
2014
Michigan Teachers Union Suffers Right to Work Setbacks-- Teachers can Leave Unions at Anytime Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
11
2015
Court Triples Time to Bring a Minnesota Whistleblower Claim Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
30
2017
School Boards Beware: ‘Control the Clock and Control the Game’ Policy Loses in Court of Appeals Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
26
2019
Freedom Of Association For Greek Organizations In The Face Of Sweeping University Action Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
3
2020
What Do Colleges and Universities Need to Know About the Executive Order and Title VI? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
27
2020
Impact Of The Coronavirus On Organizations’ Meetings And Events Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
29
2011
Indiana Attorney General Opinion Suggests Proposed Campaign Finance Ordinance Violates Home Rule Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
23
2016
Bathroom Chronicles: Texas Judge Stops Government From Imposing Transgender Student Guidelines on Schools Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
13
2017
Can’t Touch This: Seventh Circuit Panel Backs Tenured Teacher Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
26
2019
Best Practices To Receive Payments And Avoid Collections Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
11
2012
Immediate Action Needed: New Law Impacts Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates for Users Outside the Municipality’s Boundaries: Governmental Services Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
22
2012
Michigan’s Emergency Financial Law Suspended After Michigan Supreme Court Compels Certification of Referendum Petition Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
20
2012
Another Setback for Health Insurance Exchanges Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
12
2013
Sixth Circuit Upholds Michigan Law Which Bars Schools from Collection Union Dues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
26
2013
U.S. Supreme Court Directs 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to Re-Examine University of Texas’ Race-Conscious Admissions Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
11
2014
OFCCP Proposes Rule to Collect Compensation Data from Federal Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
19
2014
Jehovah’s Witness’s Claims Highlight Employer Need to Manage Workplace Religion Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
3
2017
What’s Mine Is Not Yours! School Districts Reminded of FERPA’s Sole Possession Exception Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
16
2018
To Stem the Tide of Barriers to Access Lawsuits, ADA Education and Reform Act Passes U.S. House Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
3
2020
Indiana Amends Rules For Mandatory Masks In Schools Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
17
2021
The Newest College Sport: Dominoes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
18
2011
Wisconsin and Ohio Appellate Courts Hold That Governmental Immunity Defense Bars Tort Claims Against Governmental Units and Government Contractor Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
3
2012
Federal Government to Launch Multistate Health Insurance Plans Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
8
2014
Missouri Law Paves Way for Increase In Unpaid Volunteers on Public Works Projects Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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
 

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