HUD's Approval of Owner's Decision Not to Renew Section 8 Contract Is Illegal Because Owner Used HUD's Defective Form Notice of Termination

Undocumented Workers Allege That Employer and Recruiter Illegally Conspired to Exploit Them

Minnesota Law Prohibits Landlords from Rebilling Tenants with Separate Electric Meters for Shared-Meter Utility Costs

Minority Public High School Students in California Claim Lack of Advanced Placement Classes Is Discriminatory

English-as-a-Second-Language Program Partially Fulfills Work Requirement for Recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Tenth Circuit Affirms Abstention and Denial of Class Certification in Suit Seeking Reform of Child Welfare System’s Treatment of Disabled Children

Tenth Circuit Holds That School District, Principal, and Teacher May Be Liable for Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment

Eleventh Circuit Holds That Regulations Implementing Family Medical Leave Act Are Unenforceable

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Challenge to Georgia’s Campaign Finance System for Lack of Standing

Recipient Who Has No Available Child Care and Relies in Good Faith on Agency’s Negligent Misrepresentations May Not Be Sanctioned for Failure to Participate in Work Program

Courts Must Enforce Testamentary Guardianship Law Absent Compelling Proof That Appointment Is Not in Child’s Best Interest

EEOC Files Suit Alleging Employee Wishing to Observe Sabbath Law Could be Reasonably Accommodated

McDonalds Sued for Religious Discrimination by Prohibiting Islamic Head-Dress

Third Circuit Holds That Tuition Reimbursement Under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act May Not Be Reduced Based on Parties’ Conduct

Third Circuit Holds That Waiver of Claims Is Not Invalid for Lack of Consideration Where Severance Agreement Has Two Possible Interpretations

Third Circuit Holds That Plaintiff May State Title VI Claim by Alleging Disparate Impact

Third Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Distinguishing Between Deportable and Excludable Criminal Aliens

D.C. Circuit Court Holds Unions Responsible For Disclosing to New Members the Portion of Dues Spent on Non-Representational Activities

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Rule Banning Panhandling In Fort Lauderdale Beach Areas

Prisoner Litigation Reform Act’s Attorney-Fee Limitation Does Not Apply to Services Performed Before Act’s Enactment

Federal Court Lacks Jurisdiction over State Law Eviction Action by Native American Housing Authority

Florida’s Payment of Private-School Tuition Violates State Constitution

Father Was Barred from Claiming That Children Were Wrongfully Retained Under International Child Abduction Law Because He Had Access to Them in Massachusetts

Supreme Court Holds Broad Nonparent Visitation Statute Unconstitutional

State Agency May Not Rely Exclusively on State Regulations’ List of Covered Durable Medical Equipment for Medicaid Recipients

Injunction Requiring Employer To Cease Using Racial Of Racial Epithets In Workplace Does Not Violate First Amendment When There Has Been A Judicial Determination That Such Use Will Contribute To The Continuation Of A Hostile Work Environment.

Children in Foster Care Lack Private Right of Action for Money Damages Against Child Welfare Officials When Officials Failed To Prevent Abuse and Neglect

California Fee for Disability Parking Placards Is a Surcharge for a Required Measure in Violation of Americans with Disabilities Act

Adjudicator Reconsidering Disability Cessation Determination Properly Examines Claimant’s Condition at Initial Cessation Decision

Seventh Circuit Upholds Award of Attorney Fees and Rule 37 Sanctions In Mortgage Lending Discrimination Case

Employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act Claim Dismissed Because Eight-Person Company Is Not Part of an "Integrated Employer"

Creditor May Not Repossess Auto When Debtor Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition, Notwithstanding “Default upon Filing” Clause in Auto Loan Contract

Fifth Circuit Holds That Employer May Defend Safety-Based Qualification Standard Based on “Business Necessity”

Missouri Court Certifies Class Challenge to Jail Conditions

State Must Provide Paper Food Stamps to Mentally Disabled Recipient Because the Americans with Disabilities Act Requires Reasonable Accommodation

HUD Regulation on Occupied Conveyances Allowing Tenants to Remain in Their Homes Preempts State Court Authority to Evict

Indian Child Welfare Act Requires Proof "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" to Terminate Parental Rights to an Indian Child

Department of Human Services Responsible for Informing Applicant About Medicaid and Food Stamp Assistance Despite Applicant’s Failure to Cooperate with Work Contract

Section 8 Tenant Saved from Eviction Because Amended Termination Notice Did Not Cure Defect in Original Notice and Good-Cause Reasons for Termination Were Not Material Violations of Lease

Settlement Order Mandates That Mentally Disabled Medicaid BeneficiariesAre Entitled to Eligibility Determinations Within 90 Days of Application