by KKLL | Jul 9, 2020 | Education Law Newsletters, Uncategorized
Important Court Ruling: The “Tinker” Rule is Inapt to Off-Campus Student Speech in Pennsylvania On June 30, 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals – the federal appellate court that governs cases from Pennsylvania – held in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District, that...
by Lance Williams | Jan 3, 2018 | Education Law Newsletters
Newsletters 2018 INCREASE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT BID LIMITS On December 23, 2017, Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry announced an increase for 2018 to the base amounts used by public school districts to determine whether competitive bidding and/or multiple...
by Lance Williams | Dec 6, 2017 | Education Law Newsletters
Newsletters Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules School Employees’ Home Addresses Off-Limits under the Right-to-Know Law We are finally at the “end of the road” regarding litigation that commenced back in 2009 concerning whether public school employees’ home addresses...
by Lance Williams | Dec 6, 2017 | Education Law Newsletters
Newsletters Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Bans Tax Assessment Appeals Targeting Commercial Properties, but Provides Roadmap on How School Districts May Lawfully Initiate Appeals On July 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down as unconstitutional a...
by Lance Williams | Oct 26, 2016 | Education Law Newsletters
Newsletters Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules School Employees’ Home Addresses Off-Limits under the Right-to-Know LawWe are finally at the “end of the road” regarding litigation that commenced back in 2009 concerning whether public school employees’ home addresses must...
by Lance Williams | Apr 29, 2016 | Education Law Newsletters
Newsletters Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Applies to Freedom of Speech by Public School Employees On April 26, 2016, in Hefferman v. City of Paterson, the United States Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the federal...
