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Out-of-District Student Entitled to Due Process Before Expulsion
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
In Goss v. Lopez, the Supreme Court held that the Due Process Clause applies to suspension or expulsion from school where a state has conferred a property...
School Nurse Immune from Suit After Examining Child's Genitalia
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Six-year-old B.H. went to the school office, twice in three days, complaining of irritation in her genital area and that it "burned" when she urinated. The...
Girlfriend Turns In Pedophile, Gives Texts, But No Probable Cause?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Charles Kinison, Jr. is an alleged pedophile. We say “alleged” because he is innocent until proven guilty. That being said, if the facts contained in this...
Basketball Coach Fails to Meet Prima Facie Retaliation Burden
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
In 1999, Geraldine Fuhr filed a successful lawsuit to be instated as varsity boys basketball coach at Hazel Park High School, where she had been employed as...
Affirmed: TennCare Federal Consent Decree Vacated
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
For 15 years, Tennessee’s Medicaid program has operated under a federal consent decree. In recent years, however, the Volunteer State moved to vacate the...
6th Cir: SSA Reconsider Disability Benefits for Bipolar Disorder
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Charles Gayheart applied for Social Security disability insurance benefits (DIB) in December 2005 due to manifestations of anxiety, panic disorder, bipolar...