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Partially Overturning PERB, Court Holds that California State University Did Not Violate HEERA

  • 03/09/2026
  • Gabriela Flowers, Benjamin  Chai

California State University (CSU) prevailed in part against the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on a negotiability issue under the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) related to changes in CSU’s student vaccination requirements....

Supreme Court Reinstitutes Permanent Injunction Enforcing Parental Rights to Not be Excluded from Knowledge or Involvement in Student Gender Identity Issues at School

  • 03/06/2026

California Department of Education Issues Updated Guidance on Gender Identity and Student Records; Attorney General Initiates Related Litigation

  • 03/04/2026

Lozano Smith Promotes Kendra Eaton to Partner

  • 03/01/2026

School Administrator’s Free Speech Retaliation Claim Fails

  • 02/18/2026

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