The Danger of Flirtations with First Amendment Violations
Photo Credit: Zimmytws/iStock, via Getty Images Plus Respect for the Constitution used to be a basic qualification for elected officials. […]
Education & Youth
The Family Regulation System: Why Those Committed to Racial Justice Must Interrogate It
The absence of the child welfare system from mainstream discussions on systemic racism, as well as the positioning of the system as a just alternative to policing, has caused concern for many family defense practitioners, scholars, and families impacted by the child welfare system.
COVID-19 Brings School Funding Inequities and Litigation Front and Center
Last week, in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined priorities for negotiating COVID-related stimulus
Ending the 2020 Census Early is an Act of Violence Against Native Americans
Without ample time to accurately count the Native American population, the federal government is condemning Native American communities to at least another ten years of poverty and lower quality of life.
U.S. Department of Education Sends Mixed Messages on Bostock’s Application to Transgender Students Under Title IX
In June of this year in its Bostock v. Clayton County decision, the Supreme Court held for the first time
School Policing was Designed to Criminalize Black Students. We Must Follow Black Voices Calling for its Abolition.
The recent uprisings in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black people by police have amplified decades-long efforts by Black students and activists to abolish school police. We must collectively follow these Black leaders to ensure that schools are redesigned to nurture their most vulnerable students.
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the COVID-19 outbreak continued to disproportionately affect some
COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES PRESENT UNCERTAINTIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ENTITLEMENTS
At this point, many of us are in our second week of social distancing due to the spread of COVID-19.
FOR DETROIT AND THE NATION, A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION IS A WORTHWHILE PURSUIT
Photo credit: Leigh Taylor/The Detroit News Earlier this month, the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments for a case filed by
STATE CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS ENABLE “WHITE-FLIGHT CHARTER SCHOOLS”
Earlier this month, Amicus Blog contributor Alexandra Butler wrote a post discussing how school district secessions, the phenomenon of smaller
What Matter of Soram Got Wrong: “Child Abuse” Crimes that May Trigger Deportation Are Constantly Evolving and Even Target Good Parents
This is a guest post by Kari Hong* and Philip L. Torrey.** Many are surprised to learn that crime-based deportations[1]