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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May
10
2014
Little Pink Houses: Debate Regarding Zoning Laws and Accessory Dwelling Units Getting More and More Relevant Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
8
2016
The Business of Water Service in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
23
2019
New 911 Calling Requirements for Enterprise Phone Systems: Are You Ready? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
7
2021
Radio, Radio: FM Radio Licenses Soon to be Available to Educational Institutions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
12
2014
Academic Advertising Seeks to Protect “Community College Jobs” as Trademark Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
14
2014
Weekly North Carolina Legislative Update for June 9th Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
1
2015
Tennessee Federal Court Upholds Permit Fee for Backcountry Sheltering in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
26
2020
Privacy COUNTS: Act Now to Ensure That Your Census Participation Complies with Student Privacy Laws Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
18
2020
Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation: A Primer on Phase 5 Negotiations (Part I) Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
29
2020
School Stakeholders Navigating Student Privacy Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
13
2014
Amend Corporate Apportionment - a Step in the Right Direction? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
16
2014
Florida Bans Use of Biometric Data in Schools Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
5
2016
Michigan State Data Breach and the Value of Preparedness Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
15
2018
Are Non-Covered Activities And Programs At Your Campus/Institution Leaving You Overly Vulnerable to HIPAA? A “Hybrid” Designation Can Reduce Risks for HIPAA Compliance and Fines -- But be Careful to Do It Right! Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
3
2019
Healthy Workplace Discussions About Diversity, Part 1: Remembering why we became lawyers, and why that matters for diversity Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
11
2020
The Strategic Use of Intellectual Property Within the Aerospace & Defense Industry Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
17
2021
Lessons Learned in the First Year of the 2020 Title IX Regulations Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
31
2014
Denver By 6 and $722,000,000.00: Devil Resides In the Methods of Calculation of Promised Economic Impact Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
18
2019
Data Breaches and Educational Institutions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
9
2014
California District Court Rules NCAA Violated Antitrust Laws: But Did The NCAA Win By Losing? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
22
2015
North Carolina Court of Appeals Addresses Public Records, Closed Session and "Personnel Matters" Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
17
2024
What We Are Listening for in House Education and Workforce Hearing on Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
15
2014
2014 North Carolina Legislative Short Session - Education Bills Introduced Week of May 12th Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
23
2021
DEA Set to Allow More Facilities to Produce Marijuana for Research: A Victory for Cannabis Growers, Researchers and the DEA? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
7
2014
A Slightly Different Charter School Re: Accelerated Learning Solutions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
16
2014
North Carolina Court of Appeals: Statutory "Custodian" of Public Records Is "In Charge of" the Relevant Office Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
7
2019
Recent Court Decisions Clarify Rights and Status of Education Management Organizations Operating Charter Schools Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
11
2014
North Carolina: Lots of Legislative Theater; No White Smoke Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
22
2018
More Good News for FCRA Defendants – US District Court for the Western District of Washington Requires Plaintiff To Arbitrate FCRA Claims Against Loan Servicer Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
14
2013
Proposed North Carolina Law to "Clarify" Reach of Zoning Power: If Proposed Law Is Not Adopted, Is Existing Law Ambiguous? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
18
2013
Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act Back from the Dead Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
11
2015
Virginia Federal Judge Moon and Civil Rights Lawsuits Against Bedford County Public Schools Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
17
2019
State Sovereignty 101: State Universities Not Immune to IPR Proceedings Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
25
2021
FCC Announces Filing Procedures for Educational Institutions to Apply for New Noncommercial FM Broadcast Licenses Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
25
2022
Schools Hold Valuable FCC Spectrum Licenses that Now Can Be Sold -- With a Fairness Opinion Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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