Robert Lusk
Robert A. Lusk Secures Best Lawyers in American Accolade
Robert A. Lusk, the owner of Educators Legal Services, was again recognized by his peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in...
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Robert Lusk
- Aug 3
- 1 min
Can Teacher’s Religious Beliefs Trump a District’s Pronoun Policy?
On June 30, 2023, we summarized the Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy, which expanded employers’ duties to accommodate...
Robert Lusk
- Jul 6
- 2 min
The Supreme Court’s Decision in 303 Creative LLC
The Supreme Court’s June 30, 2023 decision in 303 Creative LLC v Elenis, Case No. 21-476, held the State of Colorado could not compel a...
Robert Lusk
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Supreme Court Rejects Secretary of Education’s Student Loan Cancellation
The Supreme Court's June 30, 2023 decision in Biden v Nebraska, Case No. 22-506, disappointed thousands of student loan recipients by...
Robert Lusk
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Michigan Court of Appeals Strikes Down HHS COVID Orders
Michigan’s Court of Appeals addressed perhaps the last significant legal issue related to the COVID-19 pandemic in T & V Associates, Inc....
Robert Lusk
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Supreme Court Enhances Employers’ Duty to Accommodate Employees’ Religious Practices
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employing language similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),...
Robert Lusk
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious College Admissions Policies
The Supreme Court first countenanced race-conscious college admissions policies 45 years ago in Regents of Univ. of Cal. V. Bakke. In...
Robert Lusk
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Insights from Recent Sixth Circuit LRE Case
We carefully follow Sixth Circuit cases because they define how federal laws will be applied in Michigan. A recent Sixth Circuit least...
Robert Lusk
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Sixth Circuit Addresses Off-Campus Student Speech
Student social media use and misuse raise questions of when and under what circumstances a public school can discipline students for...
Robert Lusk
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Supreme Court Requires Advance Notice of All Claims against the State
Generally, Section 6431 of the Revised Judicature Act, MCL 600.6431, prohibits a lawsuit against the State of Michigan (or any of its...
Robert Lusk
- Apr 30
- 2 min
DOE Proposes New Rule to Account for Transgendered Athletes
The United States Department of Education (DOE) has issued a proposed amendment to the regulations implementing Title IX and athletics. ...
Robert Lusk
- Mar 30
- 2 min
US Supreme Court Clarifies IDEA Exhaustion Requirement
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires parents challenging IEPs and IEP-related decisions to exhaust...
Robert Lusk
- Mar 10
- 2 min
The Dismissal of the Oxford School District Defendants
This week news media reported that Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ellen Brennan dismissed all claims filed against the Oxford...
Robert Lusk
- Feb 8
- 2 min
OCR Issues Fact Sheet on DEI Activities
The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a carefully worded fact sheet noting that...
Robert Lusk
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Michigan’s Court of Appeals Upholds Legislature’s Right to “Adopt and Amend” Initiative Proposals
The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, reversing Roe v. Wade, generated a tidal wave...
Robert Lusk
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
The COVID-19 Cases Keep Coming
The COVID-19 pandemic served up a national Rorschach test. Many Americans saw COVID related mandates as necessary to preserving public...
Robert Lusk
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Florida Federal Court Enjoins State's Stop WOKE Act
Wikipedia calls “eugenics” a “fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. ...
Robert Lusk
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Does the Right of Teacher Placement Cover Non-Curricular Assignments?
Michigan’s Court of Appeals issued an unpublished per curiam decision holding that a school district employer’s absolute right to...
Robert Lusk
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Mackinac Center Promises Appeal in Private School Finance Case
This blog has covered several court decisions, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions, striking down state laws that discriminate against...
Robert Lusk
- Sep 7, 2022
- 5 min
Civil Rights v. Religious Liberty
The extension of civil rights to include gender-related issues inevitably generates conflict between those who identify as or support the...
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