Mirabelli v. Bonta
Whether California may enforce laws protecting transgender and questioning students from being outed to their parents by school staff without the students’ consent...
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United States v. Beshear
Whether undocumented immigrants who graduate from Kentucky high schools have access to the same affordable college education as their classmates...
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United States v. Oklahoma
What’s at stake Whether undocumented immigrants who graduate from Oklahoma high schools have access to the same affordable college education as their classmates. Summary Like over two dozen other state laws, Oklahoma law has long allowed undocumented immigrants who graduate local high schools to attend public college at the same in-state tuition rates as their…
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Arnold v. Barbers Hill Independent School District
What’s at stake Ensuring that seemingly “neutral” school dress and grooming codes do not discriminate against students on the basis of race, gender, or cultural identity. Summary This case challenges a discriminatory dress and grooming code administered by a Texas public high school. The case was filed in May of 2020 on behalf of students…
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Doe v. St. Anselm’s Abbey School
What’s At Stake Safe and equitable schools for Black students and students with disabilities. Summary For his entire year as a sixth grader at St. Anselm’s Abbey School, classmates harassed “John Doe” because he is Black and autistic. They publicly called him race- and disability-based slurs, including “burnt chicken nugget,” “n*gger,” “brown monkey,” and “autistic…
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Victim Rights Law Center vs. U.S. Department of Education
What’s at Stake Whether the Department of Education can protect students’ civil rights. Summary Public Justice is suing to stop the Trump Administration’s efforts to gut the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Just weeks after President Trump assumed office, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stopped nearly all investigations into…
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Carroll Independent School District v. U.S. Department of Education
What’s at Stake Protections for pregnant and postpartum students. Summary In 2024, the U.S. Department of Education published new Title IX regulations. The regulations cover a range of topics, including the rights of LGBTQ+ students, sexual harassment victims, and pregnant and postpartum students. Protections for this last group include explicit rights to lactation breaks in…
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Tennessee v. McMahon
What’s at Stake Protections for pregnant and postpartum students. Summary In 2024, the U.S. Department of Education published new Title IX regulations. The regulations cover a range of topics, including the rights of LGBTQ+ students, sexual harassment victims, and pregnant and postpartum students. Protections for this last group include explicit rights to lactation breaks in…
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Mae M v. Komrosky
What’s at Stake Protecting trans students from “forced outing” policies. Summary In 2023, Temecula Valley Unified School District adopted a forced outing policy. The rule required schools to inform a student’s parents or guardians if they requested to use a name or pronoun, or access school facilities or programs, not aligned with the sex identified…