Please join us on Wednesday, July 23 for an overview of the 2024-2025 Supreme Court decisions impacting education law. Franczek attorneys William Pokorny, Jennifer Smith, and Brittany Begley will analyze this term’s significant decisions, share their thoughts on emerging trends […]
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering its prior decisions that had established a legal right for transgender students to access bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. The reconsideration is based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 18, 2025, […]
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On June 30, 2025, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 104-0020 which amends Article 24A of the Illinois School Code and upends a major component of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (“PERA”) that governs teacher and principal evaluations. Effective […]
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In Trump v. Casa, the Supreme Court addressed three emergency applications challenging the use of universal injunctions that bar enforcement of federal action across the country. The case concerned the entry of a temporary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the Trump […]
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which governs federal districts in the West/Northwest, recently held that a California school board member violated the First Amendment when blocking users’ ability to access her personal social media page, applying […]
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Join us, next week, on June 25th at 12 p.m. for a 2025 legislative webinar update focusing on new Illinois legislation impacting the labor & employment sector. Date: June 25, 2025 Time: 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT **For attorneys who still need credits […]
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