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Off Campus, but Still Within Reach: Ninth Circuit Affirms a Public High School’s Right to Discipline Students for Online Off-Campus Speech
Jan 03, 2023
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As anticipated, the Ninth Circuit has waded back into the choppy waters of student online and off-campus speech following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2021 ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L and found that a school was justified in discip...
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NLRB General Counsel Declares That College Athletes Are Employees
On September 29, 2021, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo (the “GC”) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued General Counsel Memorandum 21-08 (“GC Memo”) announcing that scholarship athletes at private universities playing football in the...
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Frustrated Cheerleader; But Schools Can, If They Proceed with Caution, Discipline Students for Some Off-Campus Speech
Melissa Lehane Rawlinson has provided an additional update on Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.. Here, Melissa shares observations of the United States Supreme Court's ruling. Jollee Patterson also contributed to this article. Disgruntled cheerle...
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Monitor Growing Protections for LGBTQ+ Employees
Miller Nash attorneys Jollee Patterson and Erin Burris' article, "Monitor Growing Protections for LGBTQ+ Employees," was published in the May 2021 issue of Campus Legal Advisor.
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Comply with Latest Protections Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
Miller Nash attorneys Jollee Patterson and Erin Burris' article, "Comply with Latest Protections Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity," was published in the April 2021 issue of College Athletics and the Law. Abstract:...
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Supreme Court Oral Argument: Will a New Updated Test Supplant Tinker?
Apr 30, 2021
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Melissa Rawlinson has provided an update on Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.. Here, Melissa shares observations of the April 28, 2021, argument in the United States Supreme Court. On the last day of its calendared oral arguments for this term, t...
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