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Ninth Circuit Leaves in Place Idaho Law that Requires K-12 Students to Use Facilities Consistent with their Biological Sex

In Roe v. Critchfield (9th Cir. Mar. 20, 2025), Case No. 23-2807, __ F.4th __, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that pro-LGBTQ+ Plaintiffs’ challenge to Idaho Senate Bill 1100 (SB 1100), regarding access to bathrooms and like facilities based upon biological sex, was unlikely to succeed on the merits.

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Ninth Circuit Addresses Due Process Rights of Students in Relation to Suspensions

In K.J. by and through Johnson v. Jackson (9th Cir. 2025) 127 F.4th 1239, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the procedural due process rights outlined in Goss v. Lopez (1975) 419 U.S. 565 must be observed when imposing a suspension or extending a suspension based on new allegations or evidence.

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Transgender Women from Women’s and Girls’ Sports

On February 5, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “

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California Attorney General Responds to President’s Executive Order Regarding “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling”

On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which aims to address what is described as the influence of “radical, anti-American ideologies” and the resulting infringement on parental rights.

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California Supreme Court Clarifies Rule on Historic Property Divisions

In a recent decision, the California Supreme Court sided with the City of Oakland (City) in an important property dispute, which clarified when lots created prior to March 4, 1972, can be recognized as separate parcels under the Subdivision Map Act (Act).

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Department of Homeland Security Issues Directive Rescinding Policy Limiting Immigration Enforcement in Protected Areas

On January 20, 2025, Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Benjamine Huffman, rescinded a longstanding policy that shielded places like schools, hospitals, and churches from immigration enforcement.

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Title IX: Impacts of Legal Challenges and Executive Orders

On January 9, 2025, in the matter of Tennessee v. Cardona, a federal district court in Kentucky issued an order to vacate the 2024 Title IX Regulations.

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Legislature Impacts Timing of When Developer Fees May Be Collected for Many Local Agencies

On September 20, 2024, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 937, amending a section of the Mitigation Fee Act. The changes to Government Code section 66007 went into effect January 1, 2025.

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California’s Fentanyl Legislation: Student Instruction and Emergency Treatment of Opioid Overdoses

The California Legislature recently passed several student health and instruction bills related to fentanyl education and student possession and use of emergency opioid overdose medication and test strips.

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