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Oklahoma Tribal Regalia Bill Represents Restorative Justice for Oklahoma Native Students

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Oklahoma law will soon confer on Native American students the right to wear traditional regalia during graduation ceremonies. The tribal regalia bill, SB 429, vests students enrolled in a public school district or in an...more

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Developments from the 2021 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Schools

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The 2021 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly concluded on June 9, 2021, but the primary source of action on education law issues was a special session of the General Assembly and ensuing “budget implementer”...more

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Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape – Part Three

Earlier this month, The CABE Journal (see page 11) published a portion of an article by Pullman & Comley attorney Zach Schurin entitled “Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape.” The article examines the legal...more

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Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape – Part 2

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the cornerstone of President Lyndon Johnson’s historic civil rights efforts.  While Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment and is perhaps...more

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Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape – Part One

Earlier this month, The CABE Journal (see page 11) published a portion of an article by Pullman & Comley attorney Zach Schurin entitled “Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape.” The article examines the legal...more

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Senate Dems Target For-Profit Colleges and Federal Student Loan Servicers and Collectors in Letter to Dept. of Education

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Last week, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) requesting information about how OCR “plans to address alarming racial...more

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Tribal Arm Sovereign Immunity Factors

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The Ninth Circuit, in U.S. ex rel. Fawn Cain et al. v. Salish Kootenai College Inc. et al., recently reversed a lower court's dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit by former Salish Kootenai College employees. The False...more

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