Welsh rugby club make move against WRU's governance changes and hit out at 'do or die' pressure A Welsh rugby club has offered up an alternative solution to the WRU's plans to modernise governance Wales Online · Mar 1, 2023
Ex-cheerleaders, student athletes allege they were sexually groomed by coaches LOS ANGELES — Coaches at their high school began abusing them, they say, when they were 14 and 15 years old. Los Angeles Times · Feb 10, 2023
The plans for a Deep South-inspired 'dive bar' in the Northern Quarter District was applauded for its futuristic menu but had already warned of 'extreme economical pain' Manchester Evening News · Feb 7, 2023
About Single-Judge Divisions After I graduated law school, I clerked in the Johnstown Division of the Western District of Pennsylvania for two years. Until fairly recently, that Division had a single federal judge. (The judge for whom I clerked assumed senior status, but still hears cases, along with a new active judge.) Since… Reason · Feb 5, 2023
Republicans challenge New Mexico redistricting after loss The New Mexico Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to a congressional map that divvies up a politically conservative region of the state The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
N.Y. Education Department Overturns No-Trespass/No-Contact Order a School District Got Against Ex-Board-Member From Appeal of Brockway, decided Dec. 13 by Commissioner Rosa of the New York State Education Department: Petitioner [Andrew Brockway] appeals the extension of a resolution adopted by the Beekmantown Central School District ("respondent") banning him from district property and imposing conditions upon his speech. The appeal must be sustained… Reason · Dec 30, 2022
Union Station: Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked close to 200 federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions. Today, we’ll take a look at the state of litigation at the end of 2022 and highlight a selection of cases with recent activity in the district and circuit courts. Ballotpedia · Dec 16, 2022
Paetow high school coach steps down over police investigation The Texas high school football program has become an unfortunate focal point as the investigation continues. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 14, 2022
Uvalde Superintendent Hal Harrell says he will retire Uvalde schools Superintendent Hal Harrell announced his retirement in a Facebook post on Sunday night, just two days after the school district in Texas suspended its entire police force. Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022
Uvalde suspends school police force “We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition," the district says Salon · Oct 7, 2022
'Incredibly frustrating': Colorado schools reject GOP gubernatorial candidate's claims that students identify as cats DENVER — No, several large Colorado school districts said Tuesday, they are not having issues with students identifying as cats or other animals, as Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl has repeatedly claimed is happening in schools across the state. The Denver Post · Oct 5, 2022
California high school football team to stop carrying 'thin blue line' flag in pregame ceremonies LOS ANGELES — The Saugus High School football team will no longer use the "thin blue line" flag in its pregame ceremonies after a decision by the team's coach, the William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent said. Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022
19 players, five assistant coaches suspended by CPS after Kenwood-Morgan Park postgame fight Chicago Public Schools announced the final punishments for Kenwood and Morgan Park’s football teams on Thursday. The teams had a large fight on Saturday after they played at Lane Stadium. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2022
San Jose Unified School District Likely Discriminated Against Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Based on … the FCA's requirement that leaders "abide by a Statement of Faith, which includes the belief that sexual relations should be limited within the context of a marriage between a man and a woman" -- so holds a Ninth Circuit's panel. Reason · Aug 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022 Grand jury wants school board members removed over massacre A Florida grand jury empaneled after a deadly mass shooting at a Parkland high school has recommended that four members of that school board be fired
Reason · Aug 9, 2022 Removal of Books With "Lascivious Content" from School Libraries Likely Constitutionally Permissible So holds a federal district court, also stressing that "this case does not involve banning books": "A school district does not 'ban' a book when ... it 'decides not to continue possessing [a] book on its own library shelves.'"
Birmingham Post · Jul 22, 2022 Slim's Healthy Kitchen owner Follow Leisure buys District café chain The move will double Follow Leisure's footprint
Reason · Jul 11, 2022 Wisc. S. Ct. (4-3): Plaintiffs Challenging School Transgender Policy Can't Conceal Identities from Defendants' Counsel From Doe 1 v. Madison Metro. School Dist., decided Thursday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brian Hagedorn joined by Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Frank Dallet, and Jill Karofsky: This case involves a constitutional challenge by parents to a school district policy. The substantive issues,…
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022 Parents, educators at George Washington High School call on CPS to do something after ceiling caves A large metal beam collapsed, striking a staff member.
Manchester Evening News · Jun 2, 2022 Northern Quarter restaurant shortlisted for national ‘food lovers’ award The 'new wave Thai Kitchen' is one of 10 finalists to be shortlisted for the new award
Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2022 Girl with special needs who was molested for months by school bus driver is awarded $10 million LOS ANGELES — A San Luis Obispo County school district has agreed to pay a 9-year-old special needs student $10 million to settle a lawsuit after she was molested repeatedly by a school bus driver hired despite being convicted on a "peeping Tom" charge.
Reason · May 12, 2022 Teacher Has Free Exercise Clause Right to Tell Parents About Their Children's "Preferred Names and Pronouns," despite a school policy that generally bars teachers from doing so. (For my views on the question, see the end of the post.)
Ballotpedia · Apr 20, 2022 Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #9 Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…
Chicago Tribune · Feb 18, 2022 Pritzker to take school mask case to Illinois Supreme Court after ruling leaves masking up to local districts CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to step in after his administration lost an attempt to keep statewide masking and other COVID-19 mitigation measures at schools in place, as more than 500 Illinois districts pivot to mask optional policies.