Legal Commentary

7th Rules In Favor Of Student Who Wanted To Wear A "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-Shirt
There seems to be more and more free speech claims brought by students against school districts. Nuxoll v. Indian Prairie School Dist., __F.3d___(7th Cir. April 23, 2008) is one such case...

Lemons Into Lemonade: Anti-Gay T-Shirt Spurs Great Free Speech Opinion
Kudos to Judge Ilana Rovner on the Seventh Circuit for her concurring opinion in Nuxoll v. Indian Prairie School District. A student in a suburban Chicago high school wanted to wear a "Be Happy, Not Gay" t-shirt on a Day...

Seventh Upholds Students Right to Wear Be Happy, Not Gay T-Shirt
Nuxoll v. Indian Prairie School District, 08-1050 (7th Cir., April 23, 2008) In a late-breaking school speech case, the Seventh Circuit has concluded that a high school sophomore is entitled to a preliminary injunction that allows him to wear a banned t-shirt opposing homosexuality...

ACLU opposes school in "Be Happy Not Gay" T-Shirt case
The American Civil Liberties Union has joined a Naperville high school student in her fight to wear a T-shirt that expresses opposition to homosexuality on moral grounds.

7th Circuit Upholds Anti-Gay T-Shirt
In a ruling I've been waiting for, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a student's right to wear a mildly anti-gay t-shirt in response to the Day of Silence protest (see full ruling here)...

Student Wins Injunction to Wear ‘Be Happy, Not Gay’ T-Shirt at School
Student Wins Injunction to Wear ‘Be Happy, Not Gay’ T-Shirt at School :: Nuxoll v. Indian Prairie School District No. 204 (pdf)

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

F-1 Visas
Visas for Foreign Students

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

Student Loan Xpress Settles Class Action with Students
Student Loan Xpress Settles Class Action with Students