By Tracy Waller, Esq., MPH
A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools is a major disability rights case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28, 2025. The case involved a Minnesota student with epilepsy whose school limited her instructional time. While she won services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), her claims for monetary damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act were denied.
Continue readingby Kristine Nellenbach, MS
When people imagine what it means to be autistic or what it means to be Asian American, their ideas can too often be shaped by limited media portrayals or surface-level exposure to those communities. Those portrayals tend to emphasize stereotypes and generalizations, leaving little room for the full range of real, lived experiences, especially for those who hold both identities.
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By: Tracy Waller, MPH, Esq.
Throughout our Policy Unpacked series, our goal is to take topics from the administrative and legal system and make them easier to understand. Legal Terms in the News Explained aims to further this effort by breaking down complex legal jargon from today’s headlines. We have four other parts to this series and infographics that go along with them– and can be found in our Policy Unpacked section on our website.
Below are a few legal terms you may have heard in the news. We will keep writing more in the coming weeks and months– along with current events. So stay tuned and read on!
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