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Monthly News For June, 2025

Education Alert: Supreme Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Favor of Parental Rights Challenge to LGBTQ+-Inclusive Curriculum

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Education Alert: Supreme Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Favor of Parental Rights Challenge to LGBTQ+-Inclusive Curriculum

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, holding that public school parents who objected on religious grounds to LGBTQ+-inclusive elementary curriculum are entitled to a preliminary injunction allowing them to opt their children out of instruction involving such materials. The Court’s decision underscores constitutional limits on […]

Education Alert: Speech or Disruption? ‘Two Genders’ T-Shirt Blocked Under School Hate Speech Policy

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Education Alert: Speech or Disruption? ‘Two Genders’ T-Shirt Blocked Under School Hate Speech Policy

On May 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court declined to review the First Circuit’s decision in L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, upholding the lower court’s decision in favor of the school district, permitting the school’s dress code policy which prohibits clothing displaying hate speech. The First Circuit held that the school district acted within […]

Education Alert: Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Disability Discrimination Claims in Education Context

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Education Alert: Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Disability Discrimination Claims in Education Context

On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools that public school students bringing disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are not required to meet a heightened “bad faith or gross misjudgment” standard. The Court held that […]