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Morning Roundup

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Morning Roundup

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 17, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news. The Chicago school district has been ordered to allow students immediate transfers in the wake of the killing of a student… Proskauer Rose has a new class of partners… Jackson Lewis opened a new office in Cincinnati… Merger talks continue, but partners at Hogan [...]

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Chicago Schools Ordered to Allow Transfers

Monday, November 16, 2009

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Chicago Schools Ordered to Allow Transfers

This is an update from Friday’s story. Following an emergency hearing today, a judge in Chicago has ordered the city’s school system to allow immediate transfers for any student that wants to leave Fenger High School. Students and parents brought the case after an honor student was beaten to death while walking home [...]

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Morning Roundup

Monday, November 16, 2009

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Good morning everyone. It’s Monday, November 16, and here’s a quick look back at the recent news. Justice Sotomayor is the most active questioner on the Court, accoding to the National Law Journal… A group of students and parents is suing the Chicago school district in the wake of the violent death of a student… Now that [...]

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Students and Parents Sue the Chicago School District

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Students and Parents Sue the Chicago School District

On September 24th of this year, a student at Fenger High School in Chicago was beaten to death while walking home from school. The incident was caught on film. Since then, parents who have tried to transfer their children to other schools out of concern for their safety have been stonewalled by a [...]

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