The United States Supreme Court issued a pivotal decision in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson (June 28, 2024) 603 U.S.___ [2024 WL 3208072], significantly impacting how local governments can address homelessness.
On July 15, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1955, commonly known as the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY Act), into law.
The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) regarding schools’ obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to protect students from discrimination based o
On June 20, 2024, the California Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative designated as Initiative 1935 and known as the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” (TPA) amounts to an impermissible revision of the Constitution and ordered the Secretary of State to refrain from placing it on the November ballot.
On April 25, 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service published updated school nutrition standards that will go into effect on July 1, 2024.
As a reminder, school districts and county offices of education should update their parental annual notice (Annual Notice) for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
As technology advances, public agencies are increasingly relying on websites, software, digital applications, and social media pages on various platforms to provide access to their services.
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (Department), made significant changes to its regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The United States Supreme Court finally resolved a split between the circuits by articulating a new test which aims to preserve the right of public officials to remain private persons, even when they create content on social media which implicates their public persona.