by pddg_admin | Aug 26, 2022 | Legal Developments and News
On August 4, 2022, the California Supreme Court held that school districts may not be held liable for damages for civil rights violations under the Unruh Civil Rights Act. (Brennon B. v. Superior Court (2022) __ Cal.5th __ ([Case No. S266254].) While the Unruh Act...
by pddg_admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Legal Developments and News
As more public agencies and officials maintain social media accounts for sharing and reporting public business, questions have arisen about what restrictions officials may impose on how constituents follow or interact with those accounts. Recently, the Ninth Circuit...
by pddg_admin | Jul 7, 2022 | Legal Developments and News
July 7, 2022 On June 22, 2022, the State Allocation Board (SAB) took action to reaffirm and enforce its position that school districts using piggyback contracts for certain modular facilities projects are ineligible for state funding reimbursement from...
by pddg_admin | Jun 30, 2022 | Legal Developments and News
The United States Supreme Court held that the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protected a coach who engaged in “short, private, personal prayer” during times when employees were free to attend to personal business and that the...
by pddg_admin | Jun 6, 2022 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal recently held that a school district receiving hardship funding to build a school was not required to return unused funds resulting from project savings. (San Bernardino City Unified School District v. State Allocation Board (May 24,...
