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JURIST
US Justice Department claims Maryland school district’s gender identity policy violates federal law
The United States Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the Anne Arundel County Board of Education alleging that the Maryland county’s school district’s policy…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/8/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: Late last school year, I received an anonymous email from someone at ConcernedCitizen@gmail.com, alleging that one of the teachers in my school…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 9/17/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: Our high school maintains over 130 surveillance cameras that monitor public spaces inside and outside the building. While I am clear…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 9/10/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: As the principal of an elementary school, I like to keep my head down. However, that is not possible right now. Here’s the…
K-12 Legal Insights
Trump Administration Moves Responsibilities Out of the Department of Education
By John W. Borkowski, Aleks Ostojic Rushing, Mackenzie Conway, Jada Williams
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced four new interagency agreements, including new partnerships with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of…
K-12 Legal Insights
School Districts on Notice: Federal Enforcement of Parental Rights Expands Beyond FERPA
By John W. Borkowski, Aleks Ostojic Rushing, Rachel Brilliant, Mackenzie Conway
The intersection of federal privacy law, parental rights, and student gender identity has become one of the most actively litigated areas of education law. For example, on January 28, 2026,…
JURIST
Trump administration threatens school districts with enforcement action over transgender student policies
The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will pursue enforcement action against a Maryland school district, potentially taking similar action against a Michigan district over policies governing the disclosure…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/30/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag, We have a mother demanding to see school security footage from an incident in which her son was fighting with another…
Taft Class Action & Consumer Insights
“Oh What a Beautiful Morning” for Oklahoma Privacy: Key Takeaways from the Sooner States’ New Consumer Data Protection Law
By Zachary Heck
Oklahoma has joined the growing chorus of states enacting comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. With the passage of Senate Bill 546, the Sooner State has a new data protection framework taking…
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law Blog
Clarke – Spring 2026
By Mjeal-online
Logged In, Left Behind: Why FERPA Cannot Keep Up with AI in the Classroom Abigail Clarke In Austin, Texas, some fourth graders no longer have teachers. Instead, they log onto…