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L.A. Teachers Union Will Challenge Layoff Pact
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) The Los Angeles teachers union is promising to challenge a proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation's second-largest school district, while education experts hail it as a landmark that could pave... Read More

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Court Upholds In-State Tuition For Some Immigrants
Posted on 16 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that some illegal immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities. While the ruling applies only to California... Read More

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Judge: UC Illegally Searched Journalist's Camera
Posted on 23 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

BERKELEY, Calif. - (AP) A judge has ruled that the University of California police illegally searched the camera of a photojournalist covering a protest outside the chancellor's campus home, attorneys said Monday. Alameda County Superior Judge... Read More

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Judge Upholds California's Affirmative Action Ban
Posted on 10 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in public university admissions. U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti ruled against the challenge to Proposition 209... Read More

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