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Education Law Prof Blog
School Funding Victory for Kansas Students
By Derek Black
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the state's long-running finance litigation, Gannon v. State. Last week, the Court upheld the lower court's ruling, writing:As…
Education Law Prof Blog
Court Clarifies Post-Parents Involved Framework and Moves Segregation Case Toward Trial
By Derek Black
The district court has issued a new opinion in Lewis v. Ascension Parish Sch. Bd., 2014 WL 556677 (M.D. La. 2014), a case involving allegations that the district discriminated in…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Kentucky Opinion Recognizing Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriage
By Tracy Thomas
We welcome this morning guest blogger Professor Jamie Abrams from the University of Louisville School of Law.Advocates for same-sex marriage in the Bluegrass State are toasting fine Bourbon. Judge Heyburn of…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Constitutionality of Texas’ Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Challenged
The city of San Antonio is now the focus of the constitutional debate regarding the Texas' same-sex marriage ban. Orlando Garcia, U.S. District Judge, has not yet ruled on…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Kentucky Federal Judge Rules State’s Nonrecognition of Same-Sex Marriages Violates Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawUnited States District Judge John G. Heyburn's opinion in Bourke v. Beshear finds that Kentucky's statutory and state constitutional provisions…
Education Law Prof Blog
California Students’ Lawsuit Challenging Teacher Tenure Laws Underway in Los Angeles
Opening arguments began Monday in a Caliornia case that challenges the state’s teacher tenure laws. Nine California students, in litigation financed by Students Matter, an advocacy organization headed by Silicon…
Education Law Prof Blog
School Principal Alleges He Was Fired for Raising Concerns about Racial Inequities in Schools
By Derek Black
Alan Houston, an African-American middle school principal, alleged he was removed from his position in retaliation for racial complaints made by Houston and his wife. Houston alleged this action violated…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tenth Circuit Holds Colorado’s Campaign Finance Scheme Unconstitutional as a Violation of Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion this week in Riddle v. Hickenlooper, a panel of the Tenth Circuit unanimously held unconstitutional a…
Education Law Prof Blog
Courts Grapple with Segregation’s “Long Shadows” in Education Cases
Last week, two federal courts rules in cases that involved the lingering effects of segregation on contemporary education. Last Monday, U.S. District Court D. Judge Price Marshall of the Eastern District of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Oklahoma District Judge Invalidates State’s Prohibition of Same-Sex Marriage (But Stays Judgment)
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn a lengthy opinion today in Bishop v. United States (Smith), Judge Terence Kern of the Northern District of…