Law & Courts
Education news, analysis, and opinion about court cases, lawsuits, and regulations affecting schools.
See also: Supreme Court, Court Cases, First Amendment, Student Rights
Law & Courts Appeals Court Backs Fla. Law Barring Transgender Teacher's Use of Her PronounsA federal court upheld Florida’s ban on K-12 teachers using pronouns that differ from their sex assigned at birth when speaking to students.
Law & Courts 16 States Sue Trump Admin. to Restore Mental Health Grants for SchoolsDemocratic state officials are challenging the Education Department ending mental health funding, which had passed with bipartisan support.
Law & Courts What a Supreme Court Ruling Means for All the Education Lawsuits Against TrumpThe decision could change the course of education-related cases that have been trickling through the courts since Trump returned to office.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Declines to Hear Cases on Teacher, Student Political SpeechThe justices refused to take up the cases of a teacher fired over social media posts and a student who alleged harassment over his MAGA hat.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions. Why That Matters for EducationThe Supreme Court curtailed the power of federal courts to issue broad injunctions blocking policies, which may be relevant for education.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Upholds School E-Rate ProgramThe justices weighed a constitutional challenge to the funding mechanism for the $4 billion E-rate program for school internet projects.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Sides With Parents in LGBTQ+ Curriculum Opt-Out CaseThe justices ruled in a case on whether parents with religious objections may excuse their children from some curriculum materials.
Law & Courts Supreme Court to Rule on Major K-12 Education Cases FridayThe U.S. Supreme Court will issue its last opinions of the term, including on religious parents opting their children out of the curriculum
Law & Courts School Restrooms, LGBTQ+ Curriculum, Disability Rights: A Spring Legal RoundupCourts weighed in this spring on transgender rights, disability access, and parent opt-outs.
Law & Courts Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Louisiana Ten Commandments Display LawLouisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments in every classroom likely violates the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled.
Law & Courts Court Again Tells Trump Admin. to Restore Laid-Off Ed. Dept. StaffersThe judge was ruling in a case that challenged staff cuts and office closures at the Education Department's office for civil rights
Law & Courts Supreme Court Ruling May Redefine Transgender Rights in SchoolsThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case about puberty blockers and hormone treatments that holds implications for transgender students.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Decision Lets Students Sue Schools More Easily for Disability BiasThe justices ruled unanimously that students with disabilities need not meet a more stringent standard when suing under two federal laws.
Law & Courts Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Ed. Dept. LayoffsThe administration asks the U.S. Supreme Court to remove an injunction blocking the layoffs of nearly 1,400 department employees
Law & Courts A Court Told Trump to Reverse Ed. Dept. Layoffs. Will It Happen?A judge ruled May 22 that the Trump administration had to reinstate laid-off Ed. Dept. staffers. They're still not back on the job.
