3/18/2024 9:53:56 AM Florida Settles Challenge to Education Law By Taylor English Parties challenging Florida's controversial education law have filed a notice of settlement in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals,...
2/28/2024 10:07:29 AM Texas Can't Compel Speech from Vendors Selling to Schools By Taylor English Last month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction against Texas' attempt to prohibit sexually explicit...
10/21/2023 10:06:09 AM School’s Transgender Anti-Bullying Policy Violates First Amendment By Taylor English The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently enjoined a school’s policy requiring “respect” of students’ gender identities. The court...
10/4/2023 10:02:47 AM Ninth Circuit Orders Recognition of Religious Organization in Spite of School’s Anti-Discrimination Policy By Taylor English In a recent ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a California school to recognize a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)...
9/10/2022 1:00:00 PM Georgia Supreme Court Sets Out Principles for Determining Sincerity of Religious Objections By Taylor English In a recent case lying at the intersection of parents' rights, religious beliefs, foster care, and health care, the Georgia Supreme Court...
7/16/2022 12:00:00 PM Law School’s No-Contact Order Violates First Amendment By Taylor English A federal district judge recently issued a preliminary injunction against the University of Idaho law school, preventing it from...
7/13/2022 12:00:01 PM Proposed Title IX Guidelines Could Lead Schools to Violate First Amendment By Taylor English The U.S. Department of Education has issued proposed new regulations under Title IX, changing many of the existing rules for K-12 and...
1/12/2022 2:00:00 PM Another Win for Student Free Speech By Taylor English The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania last week overturned the suspension of a student who posted violent song lyrics on his Snapchat...
10/16/2021 1:00:00 PM College Athletes Entitled to Religious Exemption to COVID Vaccine By Taylor English In a sharp departure from earlier cases in other circuits, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of student...
10/9/2021 11:00:00 AM Ordinance Designed to Protect Children Flunks First Amendment By Taylor English The intersection between child protection and constitutional rights always is an interesting one. Last month, the Eighth Circuit struck...
8/4/2021 12:00:00 PM University of Iowa Officials Liable for First Amendment Violations By Taylor English The University of Iowa and numerous employees are liable to a religious student organization for discrimination in violation of the First...
7/6/2021 3:21:49 PM Another victory for student free speech By Taylor English A federal appellate court recently reaffirmed the right of a student to refuse to transcribe the Pledge of Allegiance. The case came to...