Enterprising college students are offering their dorm rooms for rent online

Forget a ramen noodle diet or digging for coins in the couch cushions. Some thrifty college students are setting their sights higher—offering their dorm rooms on the lodging rental site Airbnb to make some quick cash.

Sep 1, 2016 4:10 AM CDT

10 Questions: Lawyer Phillip Stone helps revive Southern institution

Sep 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT

Ruling upholding teacher tenure won’t be disturbed by California Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a decision upholding teacher tenure in the state. The vote against hearing the appeal was 4-3, report the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. How Appealing links to additional coverage. The vote leaves in place an…

Aug 23, 2016 10:13 AM CDT

Federal judge blocks US from enforcing directive to schools on transgender students and bathrooms

A federal judge in Texas has barred the federal government from enforcing its directive that public schools allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Fort Worth issued a nationwide injunction (PDF) barring enforcement of the guidelines on…

Aug 22, 2016 12:14 PM CDT

Former Baylor president Ken Starr resigns from law faculty in ‘mutually agreed separation’

Three months after he was ousted as president of Baylor University, Ken Starr has announced he is leaving his position as a law professor at the school. Starr is leaving the law faculty in a “mutually agreed separation,” according to a statement released on Friday. WFAA, the Dallas Morning News,…

Aug 19, 2016 11:38 AM CDT

ACLU suit challenges South Carolina’s ‘disturbing schools’ law

A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday claims South Carolina’s “disturbing schools” law sweeps into the court system “a broad swath of adolescent behavior,” violating students’ rights to due process. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit on behalf of several students, the New York Times reports. The suit challenges…

Aug 12, 2016 11:51 AM CDT

ABA House adopts measures intended to fight bias in schools and on juries

The ABA continued its series of measures on diversity and inclusion—a theme for outgoing ABA President Paulette Brown—on Tuesday by passing two resolutions on the subject. Passing without strong opposition was Resolution 115, which calls on local governments to adopt laws and policies aimed at ending the “school-to-prison pipeline.” That’s…

Aug 9, 2016 4:05 PM CDT

Education, veterans’ rights and expanding services for ABA members will be focus of Klein’s term

In ABA President Linda A. Klein’s inaugural speech on Monday at the association’s annual meeting in San Francisco, she outlined three ambitious initiatives for her year-long term. These initiatives will help veterans with legal problems; ensure children get quality educations; and assist lawyers, especially small-firm and solos, in getting the…

Aug 8, 2016 9:25 PM CDT

Study: College students’ realities don’t align with schools’ affirmative-consent standards for sex

Non-verbal cues figure in frequently with sexual consent among college students, and that may not comport with schools’ affirmative-consent rules, say two academics who spent one year interviewing a sample of northern California freshmen. “The idea of affirmative consent has resulted in progressive advancement of college policies. But just because…

Aug 4, 2016 12:30 PM CDT

Supreme Court stay in transgender teen’s case allows school to enforce restroom restriction

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Virginia school to temporarily enforce its policy that students use bathrooms corresponding with their “biological genders.” The court voted 5-3 to stay a federal judge’s injunction requiring the school in Gloucester County, Virginia, to allow a transgender teen who identifies as male…

Aug 4, 2016 9:33 AM CDT

Judge allows suit against Trump University, sides with Trump on another issue

The federal judge skewered by Donald Trump as “very hostile” and a “hater of Donald Trump” is refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by students who were dissatisfied with Trump University’s real-estate investment course. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel of San Diego allowed the suit in a decision on Tuesday,…

Aug 3, 2016 2:10 PM CDT

Athlete wins reinstatement of suit claiming anti-male bias motivated school’s sex-assault finding

A federal appeals court has reinstated a suit against Columbia University by a former athlete who claimed his suspension for an alleged sexual assault was motivated by anti-male bias. The New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (PDF) on Friday, the Washington Post reports. The athlete identified in…

Aug 2, 2016 3:47 PM CDT

After-school Satan clubs are planned to counter Bible clubs

Updated: The Satanic Temple is planning to introduce an “After School Satan Club” in elementary schools that will “focus on free inquiry and rationalism.” The group wants to introduce the clubs at first in schools that host evangelical Good News Clubs, the Washington Post and Christian News report. Rather than…

Aug 2, 2016 7:30 AM CDT

Officer has immunity for arresting teen for belching at school, 10th Circuit rules

A police officer who arrested an Albuquerque middle school student for repeatedly fake burping during gym class was entitled to qualified immunity, a federal appeals court has ruled. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (PDF) in the case of a 13-year-old student, “F.M.,” whose arrest was based…

Jul 29, 2016 8:50 AM CDT

Colleges see an uptick in requests for emotional support animals on campus

It's raining cats and dogs (and miniature ponies, guinea pigs and other creatures) at college campuses across the country, and housing administrators are grappling with the legal ins and outs of when and how these animals should be accommodated.

Jul 1, 2016 3:50 AM CDT