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U.S. Appeals Court Allows Sex-Bias Case Against LSU to Proceed
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge may not have discriminated against a female job candidate, the court said, but the evidence warrants a trial, not dismissal of the...
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New Cancer Test May Dampen Supreme Court Fight Over Patents on Genes
A researcher has developed a new method for testing for genetic mutations linked to breast cancer, just as a fight over patents reaches the Supreme Court.
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Court Upholds Firing of College Official Over Op-Ed Against Gay Rights
The human-resources administrator at the University of Toledo wrote that gay people have chosen their lifestyle and thus should not be thought of as "civil-rights victims."
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Higher-Education Groups Weigh In on Supreme Court Fight Over Defining a 'Supervisor'
In a workplace-discrimination suit involving Ball State University, the groups say that a broad definition could render colleges increasingly liable in court.
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Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over UCLA's Streaming of Videos to Students
The case involved the streaming of purchased video content to students over the campus intranet. The university argued that the practice was permissible as "fair use."
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Student Supporters of Affirmative Action Rally on Supreme Court Steps
After the court heard arguments in a lawsuit over the University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy, about 100 students and others gathered in front of the building.
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For-Profit Colleges Criticize Effort to Restore Part of Gainful-Employment Rules
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities urged a judge to void the Education Department's bid to reinstate reporting requirements.
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Department Asks Court to Reinstate Some Gainful-Employment Requirements
Institutions must report some information to the Department of Education to calculate some of the debt measures they disclose to students, the agency argues.
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For-Profit College Is Accused of Bias Against Female and Minority Students
A lawsuit asserts that Virginia College misled students about the value of their degrees and illegally targeted certain groups in its advertising.
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Judge Rejects Another Lawsuit Over Law School's Job-Placement Claims
Thomas M. Cooley Law School's statistics were "inherently untrustworthy," the judge said, but the plaintiffs should not have relied on them in deciding to enroll.
