Category Archives: United States Supreme Court

Procedural Safeguards The Series – Part IV

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the fourth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work a lot in this … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part I

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the first installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.  I work a lot in … Continue reading

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Can There Be a Middle Ground on the FAPE Standard?

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaOne of the main guarantees of the special education law, IDEA, is that a child with a disability is entitled to a free and appropriate public education, or “FAPE.”   … Continue reading

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Procedural safeguards The Series – Part VI

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This is the sixth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work a lot in this area, so it is near and dear to my hea… Continue reading

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Big Changes to §504: Do They Affect Special Education – Part I

Image via WikipediaAs my summer rock tour on special education law continues, one theme is emerging: there have been big changes to §504 (through the ADA amendments by Congress.) The big question is how much these changes will affect the education of… Continue reading

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Justice Stevens and Special Education Law – Part II

Image via WikipediaJustice John Paul Stevens has announced his retirement from the United States Supreme Court. Although originally considered a moderate by most, he has drifted to the liberal wing as the court added more and more very conservative ju… Continue reading

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U S Supreme Court Declines Review of Two Special Ed Cases

The United states Supreme Court has declined review of two special education cases. The order denying “certiorari,” or review, of the lower court decision may be found on pages 8 and 9 of this link.In LM, et al v. Capistrano Unified Sch Dist 538 F.3d … Continue reading

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Reflections on My IDEA Remedies Tour – Part I

As some of you have noticed, I’ve had some fun describing my two speaking engagements last month as the IDEA Remedies Tour. I spoke in early July at the Seattle University Academy for IDEA Hearing Officers on the topic of compensatory education. Lot… Continue reading

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9th Circuit Rules: Rowley Still Good Law

The United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit has confirmed what most of us had expected: the U. S Supreme Court decision in Rowley, et al v. Board of Education 553 IDImage via WikipediaELR 656, is still good law.At the trial level, the U. … Continue reading

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CORRECTION: The Bad Economy and the Law

As some alert readers have pointed out. My recent post on the bad economy and the law contained a serious typographical error. I left out the word “not.” Yes, that is a very bad error.In my discussion of the decision by the United States Supreme Cou… Continue reading

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