by pddg_admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
For the first time since the enactment of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), a California appellate court has issued an opinion interpreting its application and making it more difficult for plaintiffs to successfully challenge at-large governing board election...
by pddg_admin | Jun 2, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Last week the California Supreme Court issued an opinion outlining circumstances in which public agencies may recover costs associated with a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request from the individual making the request. (National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco...
by pddg_admin | May 7, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
In what is being hailed as a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last month ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees all children a minimum basic education, meaning one that provides an opportunity for “foundational...
by pddg_admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On Thursday, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20 to ease certain Brown Act requirements given concerns about the COVID-19 virus. The Executive Order allows board members to call into a meeting from any location without providing notice of that location or...
by pddg_admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
According to the 9th Circuit, a school district can limit hostile parent communication with school personnel without violating the parent’s First Amendment rights. Background The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in L.F. v. Lake Washington School District #414, 947 F.3d...
by pddg_admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this month, Dannis Woliver Kelley successfully defeated a general contractor’s $25 million claim against a school district client on summary judgment in Superior Court. The Court ruled the fifteen lease-leaseback contracts on fifteen separate projects did not...
