7.15.10Federal court penalizes Illinois school district for violating "litigation hold" requirements6.24.10U.S. Supreme Court: City's search of government-owned text messaging device did not violate employee's Fourth Amendment rights 6.10.10Seventh Circuit dismisses Title VII retaliation action brought by university employee for protesting co-workers' wearing of Chief Illiniwek t-shirtsAppellate Court finds district may be liable for sports camp injurySeventh Circuit upholds employee due process and First Amendment claims against public employer based on information from closed session tapesIllinois Appellate Court upholds validity of goals included in superintendent's contract6.3.10Court rules that bankrupt home developer is not entitled to refund of school impact fees U.S. Supreme Court hears case involving public employee's expectation of privacy in text messages sent from government-owned, hand-held device5.28.10State appellate court finds public entities immune from negligence claim brought by plaintiff after falling on icy public sidewalk4.12.10School District Liable for Retiree Health Care Benefits Contained in Prior Collective Bargaining Agreement
Challenge to School Facility Occupation Tax Is Allowed to Proceed
4.9.10Seventh Circuit holds firm's interview notes taken while conducting investigation for school district protected from disclosure3.30.10Seventh Circuit finds principal had probable cause to charge, order arrest of student's parent and grandmother after office brawl
3.26.10Illinois Supreme Court denies property tax exemption to religiously-affiliated hospitalSeventh Circuit finds qualified immunity no bar to claims against principal for failure to investigate, attempts to hide sexual abuse complaints
3.22.10Obama Administration Releases Blueprint for Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
3.10.10Federal appellate court denies tenured teacher's due process claims as an impermissible attack on state appellate court's decision
Seventh Circuit finds school district not liable under Title IX or state law for teacher's sexual harassment after moving to another district 1.27.10Court allows autistic student's service dog in school1.15.10Law places new requirements on teacher and principal evaluation plans & bans disclosure of evaluations
NSBA names former Hodges, Loizzi colleague as Senior Staff Attorney
12.23.09Appellate Court prevents audio/visual recording of special education classrooms
New law extends period for issuance of bonds after referendum during lawsuit
11.24.09Illinois Department of Revenue denies tax exemption to religiously-affiliated retirement community
Probationary teacher's non-renewal gets second look on appeal10.29.097th Circuit concludes that school district may not have reasonably accommodated teacher's seasonal affective disorder9.25.09HLERK attorneys win significant case regarding labor relations in charter schools
