Law & Courts
Education news, analysis, and opinion about court cases, lawsuits, and regulations affecting schools.
See also: Supreme Court, Court Cases, First Amendment, Student Rights
Law & Courts School Sports Case Reaches the Supreme Court at a Fraught Time for Trans RightsThe justices will consider state laws that bar transgender girls from participating in female sports.
Law & Courts Judge Bars Trump Admin. From Purging DEI Terms From Head Start Funding RequestsThe federal judge also prohibited further layoffs of staff from the federal Office of Head Start.
Law & Courts Judge Ends School Desegregation Order at Trump Administration's RequestThe decision ends decades of federal oversight to ensure schools' compliance with the order to desegregate.
Law & Courts Appeals Court Blocks Ruling Bolstering Parental Rights Over Gender IdentityA federal appeals court blocked a groundbreaking ruling over the disclosure of students' gender identities.
Law & Courts Teachers' Union Sues Texas for Probing Teachers' Charlie Kirk PostsTeachers' free speech rights were violated by the state agency, the lawsuit alleges.
Law & Courts Appeals Court Halts Ruling Letting Teachers Disclose Students' Gender IdentityA federal appeals court has temporarily paused enforcement of the ruling but has not yet decided whether to grant a longer-term stay.
Law & Courts Schools Can’t Bar Teachers From Telling Parents If Kids Are Transgender, Judge RulesThe injunction bans any public school employee from misleading parents about their child’s gender presentation at school.
Law & Courts Federal Appeals Court Upholds 8th Grader's Expulsion Over Gun Comments in ClassShortly after a nearby mass school shooting, a student allegedly discussed bringing a gun to school.
Law & Courts Trump's Education Policies Spurred 72 Lawsuits in 2025. How Many Is He Winning?The legal challenges show which policies have had a big impact and how 2026 could go.
Law & Courts From Ten Commandments to Tariffs: A Fall Legal RoundupKey court cases on transgender rights, religion, speech, and policy could reshape U.S. schools.
Law & Courts How One Lawyer Helped Reshape Special Education at the Supreme CourtA documentary follows a lawyer behind major Supreme Court wins for students with disabilities.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Weighs IQ Tests and Other School Records in Key Death Penalty CaseThe court weighs the proper role of IQ tests for defendants claiming an intellectual disability.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Orders New Review of Religious Exemptions to School VaccinesThe U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new look in a school vaccination case and declined to review library book removals.
Law & Courts Supreme Court to Weigh Birthright Citizenship. Why It Matters to SchoolsThe justices will review President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, a move that could affect schools.
Law & Courts 20 States Push Back as Ed. Dept. Hands Programs to Other AgenciesThe Trump admin. says it wants to prove that moving programs out of the Ed. Dept. can work long-term.
