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September 26, 2023

New Ruling With Potential Impacts On Lease-Leaseback Contract Validation – Court Holds Proposed Public Contract That Did Not Include The Payment Amount Was Not Subject To Validation

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August 27, 2023

At-Large Elections Remain Subject to Challenge Under Supreme Court Ruling

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August 10, 2023

Breaking News: District Parcel Tax Based on Square Footage with a Cap is Legal

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July 17, 2023

Charter School Developments: Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill and Lawsuit Decisions on Charter Petition Denials

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May 02, 2023 Vol. 2023, No. 3

California Supreme Court: Lease-Leaseback Construction Contract Without Financing Component Not Protected By Limited Challenge Period

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April 27, 2023 Vol. 2023, No. 2

Court Holds Contractor Responsible for Performance-Based Specifications Despite Public Contract Code Requirements

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March 28, 2023 Vol. 2023, No. 1

Supreme Court Rules Students Need Not Exhaust Administrative Remedies When Seeking Only Damages Under the ADA

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February 14, 2023

Senate Bill No. 216 – Concrete, Asbestos Abatement, Heating and Air Conditioning, and Tree Service Contractors Now Required To Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance Even If They Don’t Have Employees

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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

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January 02, 2022 Vol. 2022, No. 1

New Standards for Fingerprinting Contracting Entities Began on January 1, 2022

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December 17, 2021 Vol. 2021, No. 3

Court Upholds No-Bid Contracts for Professional and Special Services

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November 13, 2021 Vol. 2021, No. 2

District Court Orders California to Reinstate Distance Learning for Group of Disabled Students

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September 27, 2021

Must School Districts Verify Contractor and Vendor Vaccination Status?

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September 20, 2021

Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements

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June 25, 2021 Vol. 2021, No. 1

Supreme Court Rules on Schools’ Ability to Discipline for Off-Campus Speech

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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

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November 18, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 9

Court Upholds Developer Fees on Residential Project that Developer Argued Would Not Generate Students

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October 21, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 8

New Exhaustion IDEA Case Ruling

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September 30, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 7

Federal Appellate Court Rejects Challenge to Curriculum Standards

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September 15, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 6

Restraining Order Upheld for Threatening Comments at Public Meetings

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September 01, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 5

Appeals Court Upholds Counselor’s Dismissal for Immoral Comments on Student Protests

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July 13, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 4

Court Narrows Application Of California Voting Rights Act

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June 02, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 3

Public Records Act’s Cost Recovery Provision Narrowed By California Supreme Court

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May 07, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 2

Federal Appeals Court Holds Students Have a Constitutional Right to an Education

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March 04, 2020 Vol. 2020, No. 1

Ninth Circuit Affirms District’s Use of Communication Plan to Address Aggressive Parent Communication

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