SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2023

McDonough involves the entitlement of veterans to educational benefits under two statutes: the Montgomery G.I. Each statute caps the education benefits that a veteran may earn under that statute at 36 months (the equivalent of a four-year college degree: nine months per academic year for four years). Rudisill v.

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JURIST

MAY 2, 2024

The French parliament unanimously adopted Thursday a proposition by the Commission of Cultural Affairs and Education to create a new inquiry commission on the sexual violence committed against minors in the film, entertainment and fashion industry.

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JURIST

JUNE 11, 2023

Licensed public school teacher Kayla Smiley sued Dr. Katie Jenner in her official capacity as the Indiana Secretary of Education on Friday over a newly passed state law that bans “instruction” on “human sexuality” to students in kindergarten to third grade.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Nebraska and Department of Education v. ” During oral argument for Department of Education v. no [congressional] statute authorizes this sweeping action.” ” In Department of Education v. The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Biden v. After many failed legislative efforts.

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JURIST

JANUARY 7, 2023

The office focuses on charitable and pro bono work, emphasizing global education. Russia is not a state that is party of the court by statute of the court. The Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown Friday called for the UK to back a special tribunal for the crimes of aggression in Ukraine.

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JURIST

JANUARY 4, 2022

The facts underlying the war crimes charges focus on his involvement in the Syrian conflict between the ages of 12 and 14, due apparently to the fact that the use of child soldiers under 15 years old is proscribed internationally by both treaty and customary law, and is defined as a war crime in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At 8:00 PM, the Ministry of Information under the ruling State Administration Council (SAC) issued a significant notification regarding the People’s Military Service Law, a compulsory military service statute originally enacted in 2010. Despite its establishment, the act had not been enforced until the SAC’s declaration.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2023

SB 266, signed into law just last week, effectively prohibits higher education institutions from spending state funds on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The statute is set to take effect on July 1. The advisory cited specific Florida policies including SB 266 and HB 7. HB 543 was passed in April 2023.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2023

” The opinion reads: Our country rightfully places great value on the freedom of speech, and any statute or regulation implicating speech receives close scrutiny. The Fourth Circuit’s decision comes at a time when free speech remains a hotly contested issue among higher-education institutions.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2023

The settlement money will be placed in a not-for-profit trust to “support healing, wellness, education, heritage, language, and commemoration activities.” Members of the not-for-profit entity will elect the directors in accordance with its by-laws, articles of incorporation and the governing corporate statute.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

Leaving intact the nation’s “most aggressively broad” statute criminalizing certain speech and conduct directed toward school employees, the Masters case involved Johnathan Masters, an education graduate student who distributed surveys to secondary school students as part of his research.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The report found that gender persecution in Afghanistan takes the forms of: restrictions on freedom of movement, expression, and association; restrictions on employment; restrictions on dress; bans on education; and arbitrary arrests and violations of the right to liberty.

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JURIST

MAY 7, 2021

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday struck down a Maharashtra state government statute on reservation, a system of affirmative action in India, and upheld a 50 percent ceiling on it, in Dr Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. Chief Minister. Union of India (1992).

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2024

At the same time, it required the improvement of a unified database and search engine for proceedings of war crimes, education and training about war crimes for judges, and support for lawyers. Therefore, the publication instructed judges to use the statute merely as an additional documentation for qualification under domestic law.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 25, 2022

This includes the processes used to identify the laws and documents that apply to the facts of a specific case, including statutes, regulations, and court opinions. Oftentimes, paralegals develop their research skills (alongside other competencies) through formal education and on-the-job training.

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2023

In 2006, the Missouri legislature modified the charter school funding statute to allow charter schools to receive “per-pupil” funding from all local tax revenues, which included a pre-established sales tax for desegregation efforts.

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OilandGasLawyer

JUNE 13, 2023

a), which provides ad valorem tax exemptions for charitable organizations, including churches and educational institutions. The bill amends the statute to provide an ad valorem tax exemption for mineral and royalty interests, but only for some charitable organizations. The bill amends Tax Code Section 11.18(a),

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Mondaq

JUNE 28, 2022

On June 23, 2022, the 50th Anniversary of the Title IX statute, the U.S. Department of Education released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") for the Title IX rule.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Minister for Education of Ireland, Norma Foley, announced Tuesday that a commission will investigate sexual abuse in Catholic schools after nearly 2,400 allegations came to light in the Report of the Scoping Inquiry.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The executive director of Search for Justice stated that the outlawing of child domestic work holds great significance and demonstrates a firm commitment to protecting children from dangerous and exploitative environments, as well as abuse, neglect, and the denial of education.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

As faithful readers of our blog know, FDA’s broad interpretations of its governing statute have not always fared that well in the courts. Becerra , and Judge Rotenberg Educ. Circuit and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has limited the Agency’s discretion to interpret the statute as it sees fit. FDA , Catalyst Pharms.,

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 23, 2022

Don’t assume that you’re going to feel fairly treated by the process or that the state or your bar association wants a rehabilitative educational outcome. Third, there may be no statute of limitations for these kinds of complaints. It’s your professional reputation and livelihood on the line. You don’t want to be the example.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2024

In a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision , the court found that third-party reimbursements could not be excluded under its statute. After Congress passed the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (ISDA), Congress enacted 25 U.S.C. The Supreme Court heard this issue because of the split among the circuit courts.

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JURIST

JUNE 18, 2024

They argued that Yost’s enforcement of the statute “functions as an unconstitutional obstacle to their ballot access and their ability to speak about and advocate for their proposed amendment as they wish, in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.”

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Lawyers need to draft meticulously documents such as contracts, wills, and statutes to ensure that these documents are enforceable and comprehensible. This precision is particularly crucial in statutes, regulations, and contracts, where exact wording is necessary to outline legal rights and obligations unequivocally.

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Legal Writing Launch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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. 2113(a) for details on the bank robbery statute. The Bluebook).

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I was preparing for my release, and I knew the odds were stacked against me,” Fordham said, “So I wanted an education to level the playing field.”. Yet being locked up in a Florida prison, it turns out, doesn’t make someone a Florida resident, under a state Department of Education statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Alaska Native corporations constitute “Indian tribes” under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, making them eligible for $500 million in federal coronavirus relief. Under this “ordinary meaning” approach, Sotomayor reasoned, ANCs easily qualify as “recognized.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The Prime Minister also suggested that many Indian statutes and legislations currently consist of complicated legal jargon. He asked for laws in India to be reframed in such a manner that makes them easier to understand by those not informed or educated enough to understand otherwise.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! Justia’s mission is to make the law and legal resources free for all.

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Try To Be Persuasive According to the California Lawyers Association , one effective method for improving a brief is to be persuasive by finding a relevant statute or case that aligns with the facts of your case. In addition, consider including an introductory paragraph in your brief that provides a concise summary of your main arguments.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 18, 2023

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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Mondaq

JUNE 24, 2022

Department of Education issued 701 pages of proposed amendments to the Title IX federal regulations. Today, on the 50thAnniversary of Title IX, the U.S.

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LDA PRO

JULY 29, 2021

2) defines a paralegal as “a person eligible by education, training, or professional experience who is hired or retained by a lawyer, law office, conglomerate, governmental agency, or other entity and who conducts specifically ceded meaningful legal work for which an attorney is accountable.” . The American Bar Association (n.d.,

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At the Lectern

APRIL 9, 2024

Solicitor General Seth Waxman and three of his colleagues at WilmerHale; the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California; the American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project; and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. California’s Constitution contains its own equal protection provision.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 2, 2022

They thus expressed “doubts about the state courts’ understanding of religious education and, accordingly, its application of the ministerial exception.” Issue : Whether the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. Commissioner of Internal Revenue , 21-379. 10 and Jan. 7 conferences; relisted after the Jan. 18 and Feb. 25 conferences).

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Patently O

JULY 10, 2022

I would suggest compensation as a distinguishing mark applies for the parallel statute 18 U.S.C. § Correll’s biggest argument appears to be that First Amendment freedoms of speech and association should apply to limit the reach of the statute. Board of Education , 391 U.S. (distinguishing Van Ee v. EPA , 202 F.3d

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