What’s at Stake Protections for students abused by school employees — and accountability when those protections fail. Summary “Jane Doe 1” and “Jane Doe 2” were students at Beaumont Independent School District in Texas. Both were sexually abused by a teacher and brought legal claims against the school district. After a trial, a jury found…
What’s at Stake Whether a former SpaceX employee can invoke the Ending Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFASASHA) and keep her claims of discrimination and sexual harassment in court – or whether SpaceX and her supervisor can force those claims to be arbitrated. Summary Jenna Shumway, a former program security manager…
What’s at Stake Whether school employees, including faculty, coaches, and staff, can vindicate their rights under Title IX to be free from sex discrimination in their employment. Case Summary MaChelle Joseph served as head women’s basketball coach at Georgia Tech. She repeatedly complained that the university provided her program with inferior resources compared to the…
Whether California may enforce laws protecting transgender and questioning students from being outed to their parents by school staff without the students’ consent...
Whether undocumented immigrants who graduate from Kentucky high schools have access to the same affordable college education as their classmates...
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…
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…
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…
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…