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Supreme Court to Decide Tribal Search Case

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 09:13 AM

In United States v. Cooley the Supreme Court will decide whether tribal police have the authority to temporarily detain and search a non-Indian on a public right-of-way within a reservation based on a potential violation of state or federal law.

The Ninth Circuit held the tribal officer has no such authority unless a legal violation is “obvious” or “apparent.” If it isn’t, any evidence obtained in the search must not be used against...

SCOTUS to Decide whether to Extend the Community Caretaking Warrant Exception

Lisa Soronen

Monday, November 23, 2020 at 01:32 PM

The issue the Supreme Court will decide in Caniglia v. Strom is whether the Fourth Amendment “community caretaking” exception to the warrant requirement extends to the home.

A police officer determined Edward Caniglia was “imminently dangerous to himself and others” after the previous evening he had thrown a gun on the dining room table and said something to his wife like “shoot me now and get it over with.” Officers convinced Caniglia to go...

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Significant Land Use Case

Lisa Soronen

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 01:01 PM

The Supreme Court has required governments to pay “just compensation” to property owners where the government “requires an owner to suffer a permanent physical invasion of her property—however minor.” But what if the invasion is temporary? In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the Supreme Court will decide whether a taking has occurred.

The U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment allows the government to “take” private property as long...

Inclusive Apprenticeships: How States are Supporting Skills Training for People with Disabilities

Elise Gurney

Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 02:24 PM

Apprenticeships are on the rise. Employers are increasingly turning to apprenticeships to build strong pipelines of talent, and states are investing in apprenticeships as important workforce development tools. ...

National Apprenticeship Week

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Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 10:23 AM

By Christina Gordley & Dexter Horne

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is November 8-14, 2020! The week is a nationwide celebration sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor to unite business leaders, job seekers, educational institutions and other vital partners to show their support for apprenticeships....

Counting to Five: the ACA May Be Here to Stay

Lisa Soronen

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 02:06 PM

Today the Supreme Court heard oral argument in California v. Texas. In this case it is possible the Supreme Court could rule that a portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional and strike down the entire law.

Predicting the outcome of Supreme Court cases based on oral argument is a risky proposition. Nevertheless, it appeared at...

New Educational Framework Identifies Key Areas for State Policymaker Attention

Elise Gurney

Friday, November 6, 2020 at 03:02 PM

Governments and school districts across the country are determining how to effectively adapt to COVID-19 and mitigate its effects on student learning and well-being. In particular, they are determining how to design and implement distance learning that meets the needs of all students, including traditionally underserved students who are facing even greater obstacles to learning amid COVID-19. This includes working to provide students with the resources they need to engage in remote learning; supporting teachers in their remote...

Supreme Court Denies Prison Officers Qualified Immunity

Lisa Soronen

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 01:13 PM

In a very brief, unauthored opinion the Supreme Court denied qualified immunity in Taylor v. Riojas to a number of correctional officers who confined Trent Taylor to a “pair of shockingly unsanitary cells” for six days. The Court didn’t hear oral argument in this case, and Justice Barrett didn’t participate in it.

In the last decade the Supreme Court has repeatedly overturned lower court refusals to grant police officers qualified immunity....

Employing Youth with Disabilities: The Illinois COVID-19 Summer Youth Employment Program (C-SYEP)

Dean Farmer

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 01:39 PM

Illinois Summer Youth Employment Program

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive increase in unemployment throughout the United States. Many youth transitioning into the workforce struggled to find summer employment. Youth with disabilities transitioning into the workforce were hit especially hard by the economic downturn brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the unemployment rate among youth with disabilities ages 16-19 reached 31.2% in July, compared to the 18.8% unemployment rate of all youth ages 16-19, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office...

SCOTUS Disallows Wisconsin Absentee Ballots to be Counted if Received After Election Day

Lisa Soronen

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11:42 AM

In a 5-3 decision the U.S. Supreme Court disallowed a lower court decision to go into effect which would have allowed absentee ballots to be counted if they were received as late as November 9, as long as they were postmarked on or before election day. As a result, Wisconsin absentee ballots must be...

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