Plaintiffs Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District and Traverse City Area Public Schools (collectively “School Districts”) appeal the district court’s order dismissing their amended complaint against defendants Michigan Department of Education (“MDE”), Michigan Department of Labor a...   MORE>>

Ibrahim Mumid and twelve of his former schoolmates brought suit against the Institute for New Americans and Special School District No. 1 of the Minneapolis Public Schools (“the District”). They alleged violations of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 19...   MORE>>

Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company (ERSIC) appeals the district court's ruling, resolving cross-motions for summary judgment and declaring that ERSIC owed a duty to defend its insured, Capella University (Capella), against a federal lawsuit brought by one of Capella's former students. ERSIC ...   MORE>>

The dispute in this case involves the scope of coverage afforded by an Educator's Liability Policy.

Plaintiff-Appellant School Union 37 (SU 37)2 appeals the district court's dismissal on summary judgment of its claim asserting that Defendant-Appellee, United National Insurance Company (United Na...   MORE>>

Sally Nyrop, an employee of the Independent School District No. 11 (School District), has multiple sclerosis (MS). Nyrop sued the School District, alleging it (1) failed to reasonably accommodate her disability, (2) refused to hire her for an administrative position because of her disability, and (3...   MORE>>

The Center for Family Medicine (CFM) and the University of South Dakota School of Medicine Residency Corporation (Residency Corporation) (collectively, appellants) filed a lawsuit against the United States of America (government), seeking a refund for Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes...   MORE>>

The Appellee C.D. is now a fifth-grade student in the Marshall Joint School District. In kindergarten he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, and since then the school district has provided him with additional resources in his academic classes and special education in gym. When he was in secon...   MORE>>

Gina Purvis was a high-school teacher, who was suspected of having a sexual relationship with her then-15-year-old biology student, “M.R.”. The school conducted an investigation in which Gary Vicini, the dean of students, played a leading role. This created a potential conflict of interest, sinc...   MORE>>

The issue is whether a decision by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts to revise an advisory “curriculum guide” (by deleting his own earlier revision) in response to political pressure violated the First Amendment. We hold that it did not and affirm the judgme...   MORE>>

Plaintiff-appellant Kimberly Heutzenroeder sued the Mesa County Valley School District (“the District”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging: (1) a violation of her procedural due process rights; and (2) a breach of her employment contract. The district court concluded that Ms. Heutzenroeder could n...   MORE>>