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SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because the remedy sought is not one IDEA provides.

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The case will decide whether damages for emotional distress are available in anti-discrimination cases. The post Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The case will decide whether damages for emotional distress are available in anti-discrimination cases. The post Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

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The statute defines “information content provider” as “any person or entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.” compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. 47 U.S.C. §

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