Constitutional Law – May 23, 2012

by Saul Ewing LLP on 5/18/2012

In This Issue: - Will the U.S. Supreme Court Uphold Race-Based Affirmative Action? pages 1 - 3 - UCLA and Professor Face Fines and Criminal Charges in the Aftermath of Fatal Lab Fire pages 4 - 5 - Law School...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/10/2012

On April 25, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the constitutionality of the controversial Arizona immigration law. The Court’s decision on the Arizona law will have broad implications on schools across the...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/2/2012

In Cuff v. Valley Central School District, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit voted 2-1 to uphold the six day suspension of a fifth grade student (“B.C.”) who, through a crayon drawing, expressed his “wish” for...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/23/2012

Maverick Couch, a gay high school student in southwest Ohio, is suing the Waynesville School District, alleging that school officials violated his First Amendment rights by not allowing him to wear his “Jesus Is Not a...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/9/2012

Everyone knows that school officials can constitutionally restrict student speech if the student, while on school property, causes a material or substantial disruption of school activities. But how many of us are thinking...more

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 3/29/2012

In the case of Hannemann v. Southern Door County School District, the Seventh Circuit recently held that a school district did not violate the procedural due process rights of a former student who was banned from school...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/21/2012

The prayer-in-schools debate has recently revived itself in Florida, where a controversial bill has passed the house and senate and awaits the signature of Governor Rick Scott. The bill at issue would authorize school boards...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 2/28/2012

In what will likely be the most significant decision regarding affirmative action since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), the Court has granted certiorari in a case...more