Just like the leaves turning colors, you can count on a flurry of court filings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) every September as the agency rushes to get cases on file before the end of its fiscal year, […]
New Timeline for Responding to Student Records Requests
October 3, 2017
Governor Rauner recently signed into law changes to the Illinois School Student Records Act. The changes in P.A. 100—532 create new procedures for responding to parents’ requests to inspect or copy their child’s permanent and temporary school records. These changes went […]
Take Two: The Supreme Court Again to Decide the Constitutionality of Public Sector Union “Fair Share Fees”
October 2, 2017
As we previously reported, on July 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal of a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding the legality of “fair share” fees for public employees. […]
New OCR Title IX Dear Colleague Letter Withdraws Obama Era Guidance
September 27, 2017
Late last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the intention of the Department of Education to overhaul the way it addressed sexual misconduct on college and university campuses, as well as in K-12 schools. As we previously noted, DeVos’s recent […]
7th Circuit Ruling Halts Trump’s Threat to Withhold Federal Funds from Sanctuary Cities
September 27, 2017
On September 15, the City of Chicago successfully obtained a preliminary injunction to enjoin U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions from leveraging federal funds against “sanctuary cities” to enforce compliance with new immigration policy conditions. The 7th Circuit’s ruling applies nationwide and […]
Recently, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked the implementation of Seattle Ordinance 124968, which would allow drivers for ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft to form unions, while a suit over the new law […]
Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
September 25, 2017
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions on individuals from predominantly Muslim nations to be lawful. The State of Hawaii, individual plaintiffs, and the Muslim Association of Hawaii had challenged the travel restrictions, often referred […]
Travel Restrictions Update: President Trump Issues Proclamation Instituting Travel Restrictions on New List of Nations
September 25, 2017
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced new travel restrictions for certain nationals of seven countries that have refused to comply with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new information-sharing requirements. These countries are Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and […]