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Schools & School Boards – Civil Rights – Racial Desegregation – Order of Unity
Randall v. Sumter School District No. 2 Due to the defendant-school district’s careful attention to school attendance zones, there is no racial exclusion from any of the district’s schools, and the proportion of black to white students at each school is reasonably consistent in light of demographic factors. Most of the current racial imbalance results from demographic shifts in popul[...]
PUBLISHED ORDER – Rehearing Denied in School Access Suit
Doe v. Virginia Dep’t of State Police The 4th Circuit denies rehearing and rehearing en banc of its April 12 decision holding that a woman convicted in 1993 of carnal knowledge of a minor student under her supervision must first seek permission from the local state court and school board for access to her children’s school, before suing in federal court.
Schools & School Boards – Magnet School – Nonresident Student – Real Property Owner – Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Storm M.H. v. Charleston County Board of Trustees Once a school board accepts a student into a magnet school, the board cannot assign the student to a different school based on the way she meets eligibility requirements. In this case, the Berkeley County-resident student met the eligibility requirement to attend a Charleston County magnet school by purchasing real property in Charleston C[...]
Schools & School Boards – Constitutional – Freedom of Religion – Establishment Clause – Academic Credit – Off-Campus Religious Instruction
Moss v. Spartanburg County School Dist. Seven (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-148-12, 21 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 11-1448, June 28, 2012; USDC at Spartanburg, Va. (Herlong, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A high-school student and her parents lose their First Amendment Establishment Clause challenge to a Spartanburg County public school system’s policy of allowing public school students […]
Schools & School Boards – IDEA – FAPE – Measurable Goals – Progress
Bridges v. Spartanburg County School District Two Where the student was receiving personalized instruction and services tailored to meet his educational needs, he received passing grades in the general educational curriculum on the diploma tract, and he continually advanced from grade to grade, the student’s individualized education program was reasonably calculated to enable him to rec[...]
Schools & School Boards – Constitutional – Due Process – Expulsion – Statutory Procedures
Stinney v. Sumter School District 17. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-026-11, 3 pp.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch.J.) Appealed from Sumter County Circuit Court. (R. Ferrel Cothran Jr., J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals. S.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though plaintiffs chose not to […]
Schools & School Boards – Procedural Due Process – Right to Hearing – Statutory Interpretation – Teacher Employment & Dismissal Act
Henry-Davenport v. Fairfield County. S.C. Code Ann. § 59-24-15 does not afford a certified educator employed as an administrator the rights available under the Teacher Employment and Dismissal Act when she is denied a hearing to . . .
Schools & School Boards – Administrative – Exhaustion of Remedies – Futility – Labor & Employment – Deposition
Administrative - Exhaustion of Remedies - Futility - Labor & Employment - Deposition
Schools & School Boards – Countywide District –Magnet Program –Attendance Chances –Local District
Countywide District --Magnet Program --Attendance Chances --Local District
Schools & School Boards – Administrative – Student Expulsion – Sexual Offense – Insubstantial Evidence
Administrative - Student Expulsion - Sexual Offense - Insubstantial Evidence
Schools & School Boards – Expulsion – Administrative – Exhaustion Requirement – Judicial Review
Expulsion - Administrative - Exhaustion Requirement - Judicial Review
Schools & School Boards – Civil Practice – Subject- Matter Jurisdiction – Suspension – School Agents' Conduct
Civil Practice - Subject- Matter Jurisdiction - Suspension - School Agents' Conduct
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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