In almost every public school district and most private schools across the United States, medical vaccinations for communicable diseases are a mandatory registration requirement for any child to atten...
It is possible for a student to sue a school official for sexual harassment. Title IX and Section 183, two federal statutes, protect students against sexual harassment and abuse by school employees....
A court martial, also referred to as an Article 32 proceeding under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), is almost always open for the public to attend. Military courts of appeal have noted th...
The public school system is owned and operated by the government. It is broken down at the level of each of the states, meaning that each state's legislators are responsible for overseeing and ruling ...
False arrest is an arrest made with neither a warrant or probable cause. False arrest is a form of false imprisonment conducted by a party who claims to have authority to make the arrest. It can be ha...
Education law is the portion of the law in a state, country, city, or any area that specifically deals with governing educational bodies such as public and private schools and universities. Various ed...
The legal rights of the disabled are guaranteed in a variety of federal and state laws. Information about these laws is usually contained in statutes, regulations, and case law....
While a creditor cannot garnish a social security check, if the check is directly deposited into a checking account, and a creditor seizes that account, all money in it, up to the amount that will sat...
Red light cameras are a convenient way for municipalities to make money, but they also cause penalties to be imposed upon innocent vehicle owners....
Social Security disability benefits are paid out through two federal programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Both programs...
Social security tax and social security benefits are part of the system where working individuals pay into the social security system in order to receive payments during retirement or other periods wh...
The Satanic Temple has settled its copyright infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Netflix involving the Temple’s goat-headed statue of Baphomet....
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important case involving a Mississippi prosecutor’s persistent efforts to prevent black residents of Mississippi from sitting on juries when a black defen...
You can file a complaint for violation of the laws that prevent discrimination in housing or require disability access to housing and housing development facilities....
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is federal legislation enacted in 1990 that provides a broad range of protections for individuals with disabilities. To qualify for the protections of the ADA...
In almost all states, punitive damages can be given if there have been some actual damages and egregious (outrageous) conduct by the defendant. Punitive damages are meant to “punish” a defendant's...
Can a student be suspended or expelled from a public school?...
Entering into a contract with a government entity is very different from entering into a contract with a private entity. When a contract is entered into with the state, state and local governments are...
A Colorado baker who refused to deliver a wedding cake to a gay couple won a victory in the Supreme Court....
A large majority of Americans support some form of gun control, but as we saw in Part 1, political and constitutional roadblocks to regulation have made gun control legislation difficult to enact....
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