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Public Interest Law Center of Phila. awards DLA Piper for pro bono work in Blunt v. Lower Merion School District
The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia recently presented the firm -
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear final appeal in Lower Merion Schools redistricting case
The United State Supreme Court has declined to hear the plaintiffs’ appeal in the Lower Merion schools redistricting case. -
Judge dismisses Lower Merion webcam suit at plaintiff's request
The sister of Lower Merion School District student Blake Robbins, who secured a $175,000 settlement from the ritzy suburban Philadelphia school district last year over its so-called webcam spying scandal, has had her own lawsuit dismissed in federal court. -
Settlement reached in Lower Merion webcam 'spying' case
A settlement has been reached in one of the lawsuits filed against the Lower Merion School District over the institution’s webcam controversy, in which it was alleged that the cameras in laptop computers issued to students snapped images of the youngsters without their knowledge. -
Fired Lower Merion teacher files civil rights claim against school district
A former suburban Philadelphia physics teacher, who was fired from his position in 2010 after 13 years on the job following what he said were false allegations made by a former student of sexual abuse, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District and various school officials. -
Attorney for webcam spying litigant files motion to withdraw as counsel
The attorney for a Lower Merion high school graduate who is suing her former district amid allegations that she was spied on by a take-home laptop computer’s webcam has filed a motion to be replaced as counsel. -
Settlement reached in case of substitute teacher vs. Lower Merion School District
A federal lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District alleging discrimination on the part of a former long-term substitute teacher has been settled. -
Federal judge dismisses discrimination lawsuit against Lower Merion School District
A federal judge in Philadelphia last week dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a wealthy suburban school district, four years after the civil action was first filed by six African American families who alleged bias in class placement. -
Lawyers in Lower Merion School District discrimination case spar in court
Attorneys for a suburban Philadelphia school district accused of placing black students in special education classes in disproportionate numbers as a back-door means of racial discrimination got their say in federal court Tuesday. -
Parties in Lower Merion School District segregation lawsuit speak out
Four years ago, Aginah Carter Shabazz was going through a rough time. -
Lower Merion School District, frequent target of litigation, facing claims of segregation
The Lower Merion School District in suburban Philadelphia, which has been sued over its redistricting plan and the laptop webcam controversy, is once again facing litigation, this time over an alleged plot to place students in special education classes on the basis of race. -
Beleaguered Lower Merion School District pays $10,000 to settle webcam controversy claim
The Lower Merion School District in suburban Philadelphia has agreed to pay a student $10,000 relating to the district’s controversial laptop web camera program.