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Legal Developments January 10, 2022 Vol. 2022, No. 2	Capistrano Unified Sch. Dist. v. S.W. and C.W. on behalf of B.W. (9th Cir. 2021) Nos. 20-55961, 20-55987 Students and Special Education
Legal Developments January 02, 2022 Vol. 2022, No. 1	New Standards for Fingerprinting Contracting Entities Began on January 1, 2022 Business and Property Construction
Legal Developments December 17, 2021 Vol. 2021, No. 3	Court Upholds No-Bid Contracts for Professional and Special Services Business and Property Construction
Legal Developments November 13, 2021 Vol. 2021, No. 2	District Court Orders California to Reinstate Distance Learning for Group of Disabled Students Students and Special Education Litigation
Legal Developments September 27, 2021	Must School Districts Verify Contractor and Vendor Vaccination Status? Business and Property Construction
Legal Developments September 20, 2021	Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Litigation
Legal Developments June 25, 2021 Vol. 2021, No. 1	Supreme Court Rules on Schools’ Ability to Discipline for Off-Campus Speech Students and Special Education Litigation
Legal Developments December 03, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 10	Update: Financing Essential for Lease-Leaseback Contracts to be Eligible for Validation, Otherwise Disgorgement May be Available After Project Completion Business and Property Construction
Legal Developments November 18, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 9	Court Upholds Developer Fees on Residential Project that Developer Argued Would Not Generate Students Business and Property Construction
Legal Developments October 21, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 8	New Exhaustion IDEA Case Ruling Students and Special Education
Legal Developments September 30, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 7	Federal Appellate Court Rejects Challenge to Curriculum Standards Students and Special Education Litigation
Legal Developments September 15, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 6	Restraining Order Upheld for Threatening Comments at Public Meetings Labor, Employment and Personnel Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Legal Developments September 01, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 5	Appeals Court Upholds Counselor’s Dismissal for Immoral Comments on Student Protests Labor, Employment and Personnel Students and Special Education
Legal Developments July 13, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 4	Court Narrows Application Of California Voting Rights Act Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Litigation
Legal Developments June 02, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 3	Public Records Act’s Cost Recovery Provision Narrowed By California Supreme Court Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Legal Developments May 07, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 2	Federal Appeals Court Holds Students Have a Constitutional Right to an Education Students and Special Education
Legal Developments March 04, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 1	Ninth Circuit Affirms District’s Use of Communication Plan to Address Aggressive Parent Communication Students and Special Education
Legal Developments July 11, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 7	Court Affirms Significant Public Interest in Compelling Compliance with Charter Schools Act Charter Schools Litigation
Legal Developments July 02, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 6	Supreme Court Pulls Citizenship Census Question, For Now Litigation
Legal Developments May 13, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 5	Court Rejects District Liability for Use of Facilities at Carnival Business and Property Construction Litigation
Legal Developments March 20, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 4	Student Discipline Upheld for Off-Campus Threats Students and Special Education
Legal Developments February 25, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 3	Court Refunds Developer Fee Due to Inadequate Fee Study Business and Property Construction
Legal Developments February 06, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 2	Per-Square Foot Parcel Taxes Upheld By Court Of Appeal Business and Property Public Finance
Legal Developments January 03, 2019 Vol. 2019, No. 1	California Attorney General Concludes Charter Schools Are Subject to the Same Public Integrity Statutes Applicable to Traditional Public Schools and Districts Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Charter Schools
Legal Developments October 15, 2018 Vol. 2018, No. 11	Court Affirms Reasonable Limits On Public Comment Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability