Please join Franczek attorneys Jennifer Smith, Kaitlin Atlas, Brandon Wright, and Kristen Kinast on September 22 for a webinar focusing on new Illinois and federal legislation and case law impacting special education. Register here.
Over the last few weeks, the Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office (PAC) issued two binding decisions addressing issues arising from the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA). In Public Access Opinion 25-009, the PAC concluded that a […]
In a recent decision, E.D. vs. Noblesville School District, the Seventh Circuit considered under what circumstances it is appropriate to limit students’ First Amendment speech rights. Ruling in favor of a school district’s decision to restrict what it perceived as […]
Franczek P.C. is pleased to welcome Ellen Lueking as an associate. She will be based in Champaign, continuing the expansion of our southern and central Illinois practice. Ellen advises schools on issues dealing with Title IX, student discipline, employee misconduct, […]
In an August 19, 2025 decision in SpaceX v. NLRB, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is likely unconstitutional and upheld three preliminary injunctions preventing the NLRB from pursuing unfair labor practice […]
On August 23, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier ruling for Township High School District 211 in Hedgepeth v. Britton, et al., concerning the district’s dismissal of a high school teacher in connection with divisive comments […]
Please join us on September 10 for a discussion about Senate Bill 1519, which was recently signed into law as Public Act 104-0430. Franczek attorneys David Braun and Kristen Kinast will analyze this bill’s significant impact on school districts and discuss […]
Franczek P.C. strengthened its education practice today with the addition of Ruchi Verma, former General Counsel for Chicago Public Schools, who joins the firm as a partner. “The arrival of Ruchi is the latest step in our plans to further […]
