On Monday morning, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reinstating many of the travel and visa restrictions that he imposed on nationals of certain countries in his January 27th executive order. The new executive order revokes the prior order, but […]
The wait for a final resolution of the legal issues surrounding transgender students will be extended as the result of a decision today by the United State Supreme Court in the landmark case, Gloucester County School Bd. v. G.G. Following the Trump […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will suspend premium processing services for all H-1B cases as of April 3. Premium processing requests will be accepted for petitions that are currently pending or that are filed before April […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) jointly issued a statement rescinding the guidance on transgender students’ rights under Title IX issued to school districts nationwide in May. The prior administration’s guidance had confirmed that the DOJ […]
Supreme Court Holds IDEA Exhaustion Not Required When Crux of Complaint Is Not a Denial of FAPE
The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Fry v. Napoleon yesterday. The case (which we previewed in this alert) asked the court to interpret the IDEA provision stating that the Act does not limit the rights or remedies available under the Americans with […]
DeVos Confirmed, Oral Arguments Set in Gloucester County, and Congress Introduces Education Legislation
Last week, the United States Senate voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. DeVos’ confirmation hearings were contentious, as telephone switchboards in Congress were flooded with constituent calls opposing her confirmation. DeVos’ nomination was further imperiled when two Republican senators – […]
New Administration Signals Change on Support of Transgender Guidance
On Friday, the Trump administration signaled that it will not defend the guidance given by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) last May on transgender students’ rights under Title IX of the Education Amendments of […]
Since 2014, the National Labor Relations Board has issued three significant decisions related to union organizing at private universities: Pacific Lutheran University; Columbia College; and Northwestern University. We previously reported on each of these decisions. All three cases were “representation cases” and arose […]