Category: Name That Verdict
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Parents seek to curb moral indoctrination
The teaching of critical race theory, gender identity, and so on, is coming under fire from parents and governors, despite its minimal influence.
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SCOTUS hears about censuring school board members
Can school board members and other elected officials use free speech liberally without fear of censure by the body to which they were elected?
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1st Amendment protects Instagram post about Covid
Can a student post about Covid without fear of retaliation by well-meaning police officers who claim they’re acting in the community’s best interests?
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High court will allow vaccine mandate at Ind. Univ.
A vaccine mandate imposed on students can be enforced for now, as a lawsuit challenging it has failed at the Supreme Court.
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Calif. judge denies virtual charter schools relief
A California judge denied any relief to online charters for reduced funding during the pandemic. No contract exists for funding, he ruled.
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Wyo. lawsuit says school ignored student rape
School officials must “immediately” report any suspicion of abuse of minor students; they’re liable under Title IX if they don’t report sexual assaults.
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Pa. school punishes cheerleader for foul post
SCOTUS may decide if a school can ban a student from cheerleading if she flips off the squad and the school on Snapchat.
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Supreme Court balances religious school closures
Some religious schools, which don’t answer to public boards, have in-person learning. But what if the governor orders it to stop?
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Election frivolity ends at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to allow Texas and other states to file a complaint against voting practices in MI, GA, WI, & PA.
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Trump claims equal protection violation in PA votes
A US district court judged has dismissed a lawsuit in Pa. filed by the Trump campaign claiming a violation of 14th-Amendment rights.









