Religion & Law

California Home School Decision Provokes Strong Reaction
Last month's decision by a California appellate court that parents have no constitutional right to home school their children is drawing increasing protest around the state. (See prior posting...

More on the California homeschooling decision
Several of us blogged, a few weeks ago, about the decision of a California state court involving homeschooling. Over at "On the Square", Joe Knippenberg has this detailed post and update...

Seeking successful depublication requests
I am always trying to figure out what types of arguments the California Supreme Court finds persuasive in deciding whether to depublish a Court of Appeal opinion under Rule of Court 8...

"Appeals court will reconsider homeschooling ruling"
"Appeals court will reconsider homeschooling ruling": Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle provides a news update that begins, "A state appeals court has agreed to reconsider its decision last month that barred homeschooling by parents who lack teaching credentials, raising the possibility that the judges will change a decision that has infuriated homeschool advocates nationwide...

Jonathan L. v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. - Aug. 8, 2008)
You've got to give Justice Croskey credit. It's rare enough that the Court of Appeal admits that it made a mistake. It's even rarer to go out of your way to admit your mistake. But that's exactly what happens here...

CA Court Will Rehear Homeschooling Case
The California Court of Appeal has granted a rehearing petition in the case in which it held that home-schooling parents must have teacher credentials and rejected any constitutional right to engage in home schooling...