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<ul class="bl"><li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/05-18.html"><b>Arlington Central School District v. Murphy, 548 U.S. 291 (2006)</b></a> Supreme Court rules that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not authorize payment of experts' fees for the prevailing parent in the lawsuit.</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/496/226.html"><b>Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990)</b></a> U.S. Supreme Court ruling permitting religious groups to use public school facilities if other groops are also allowed to do so.</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/06-427.html"><b>Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn., 531 U.S. 288 (2007)</b></a> An athletic association that includes private schools and is largely funded by gate receipts instead of state aid, is still a "state actor" so constitutional standards of equal protection apply in lawsuits claiming violations of rights.</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/349/294.html"><b>Brown v. Bd. of Education, 349 U.S. 294 (1955)</b></a> Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case holding that "separate educational facilities" for black and white children "are inherently unequal"</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/414/632.html"><b>Cleveland Bd. Of Education v. LaFleur</b></a> Supreme Court finds that overly restrictive maternity leave regulations in public schools are unconstitutional</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/333/203.html"><b>Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 203 (1948)</b></a> Setting aside "released time" for religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state.</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/319/624.html"><b>West Virg. State Bd. of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943)</b></a> Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause protects students from being forced to salute the American flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance in school.</li>
<li><a href="http://laws.findlaw.com/us/476/267.html"><b>Wygant v. Jackson Bd. Of Education, 476 U.S. 267 (1986)</b></a> Supreme Court rules that racial discrimination will not be tolerated in public education, holding that this principle applied not only to students, but to everyone.</li>
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