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SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because the remedy sought is not one IDEA provides.

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Mastering Numbers in Legal Writing: A Complete Guide to Style & Formatting

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Statute Citations: For official citations, follow the convention mandated by the specific citation guide you are using (e.g., Often, numerals are used for section numbers, statutes, and other numerical identifiers. 2113 (a) for the statute on bank robbery. Example: The court awarded damages in the total amount of $1,300.75.

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Court to consider emotional distress damages under anti-discrimination laws

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From a practical perspective, the court’s resolution of Cummings might well affect the availability of emotional distress damages under additional federal anti-discrimination laws — including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.

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Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another

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A new case on public funding and religious education. Montana Department of Revenue , the Supreme Court ruled that although states are not required to subsidize private education, states that choose to do so cannot exclude religious schools from receiving funding simply because they are religious. Last year, in Espinoza v.

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The case will decide whether damages for emotional distress are available in anti-discrimination cases. In support of overruling the cases, Kavanaugh cited cases like Brown v. 1395l(t)(12).”. .:

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The case will decide whether damages for emotional distress are available in anti-discrimination cases. In support of overruling the cases, Kavanaugh cited cases like Brown v. 1395l(t)(12).”. .:

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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