by pddg_admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) recently announced it reached a settlement agreement with the California Department of Education (CDE) and California State Board of Education (Board) regarding monitoring and oversight of services to students identified...
by pddg_admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a school district did not violate a student’s First Amendment speech rights by suspending him for off-campus behavior that occurred after school in C.R. v. Eugene School District 4J, No. 13-35856 (9th Cir. 2016). C.R. was...
by pddg_admin | Sep 8, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in L.J. v. Pittsburg Unified School District, No. 14-16139 (9th Cir. 2016) that a school district wrongfully denied a student eligibility for special education services when it failed to account for the impact of the numerous...
by pddg_admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, on August 22, 2016, the court issued its ruling in the case of California Building Industry Association (CBIA) v. State Allocation Board (SAB), denying the CBIA’s request for a preliminary injunction, and terminating the temporary restraining order...
by pddg_admin | Aug 23, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
On August 22, 2016, the court issued its ruling in the case of California Building Industry Association (CBIA) v. State Allocation Board (SAB), denying the CBIA’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop the SAB from taking further action to allow school...
by pddg_admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
In a recent Dear Colleague letter, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education (Department) reminded the California Department of Education, other state educational agencies, and local educational agencies (LEAs) that students with disabilities in...
by pddg_admin | Aug 18, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Anti-SLAPP motions can be a useful tool for school districts and community college districts facing meritless litigation. It allows a defendant, including a public entity, to bring a motion to strike the lawsuit at the preliminary stages of litigation and, if...
by pddg_admin | Jul 25, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court has upheld and strengthened public agencies’ precondemnation inspection rights. Code of Civil Procedure sections 1245.010 et seq. (Entry Statutes) authorize court-ordered entry of private property to conduct inspections, including...
by pddg_admin | Jul 25, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
On July 22, 2016, the Superior Court of Sacramento County heard the California Building Industry Association’s (CBIA) request for a preliminary injunction to stop the State Allocation Board (SAB) from taking any further action to allow school districts to levy Level 3...
