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RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

7.15.10
Federal court penalizes Illinois school district for violating "litigation hold" requirements

6.24.10
U.S. Supreme Court:  City's search of government-owned text messaging device did not violate employee's Fourth Amendment rights

6.10.10
Seventh Circuit dismisses Title VII retaliation action brought by university employee for protesting co-workers' wearing of Chief Illiniwek t-shirts

Appellate Court finds district may be liable for sports camp injury

Seventh Circuit upholds employee due process and First Amendment claims against public employer based on information from closed session tapes

Illinois Appellate Court upholds validity of goals included in superintendent's contract

6.3.10
Court 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 device

5.28.10
State appellate court finds public entities immune from negligence claim brought by plaintiff after falling on icy public sidewalk

4.12.10
School District Liable for Retiree Health Care Benefits Contained in Prior Collective Bargaining Agreement

Challenge to School Facility Occupation Tax Is Allowed to Proceed

4.9.10
Seventh Circuit holds firm's interview notes taken while conducting investigation for school district protected from disclosure

3.30.10
Seventh Circuit finds principal had probable cause to charge, order arrest of student's parent and grandmother after office brawl

3.26.10
Illinois Supreme Court denies property tax exemption to religiously-affiliated hospital

Seventh Circuit finds qualified immunity no bar to claims against principal for failure to investigate, attempts to hide sexual abuse complaints

3.22.10
Obama Administration Releases Blueprint for Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind

3.10.10
Federal 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

1.27.10
Court allows autistic student's service dog in school

1.15.10
Law places new requirements on teacher and principal evaluation plans & bans disclosure of evaluations

NSBA names former Hodges, Loizzi colleague as Senior Staff Attorney

12.23.09
Appellate Court prevents audio/visual recording of special education classrooms

New law extends period for issuance of bonds after referendum during lawsuit

11.24.09
Illinois Department of Revenue denies tax exemption to religiously-affiliated retirement community

Probationary teacher's non-renewal gets second look on appeal

10.29.09
7th Circuit concludes that school district may not have reasonably accommodated teacher's seasonal affective disorder

9.25.09
HLERK attorneys win significant case regarding labor relations in charter schools