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Grove City College v. Bell, 465 U.S. 555 (1984), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that Title IX, which applies only to colleges and universities that receive federal funds, could be applied to a private school that refused direct federal funding but for which a large number of students had received federally funded scholarships.
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982), was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States struck down both a state statute denying funding for education of undocumented immigrant children in the United States and an independent school district's attempt to charge an annual $1,000 tuition fee for each student to compensate for lost state funding. [1]
A class action in such a situation centralizes all claims into one venue where a court can equitably divide the assets amongst all the plaintiffs if they win the case. Finally, a class action avoids the situation where different court rulings could create "incompatible standards" of conduct for the defendant to follow. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b ...
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Many of these cases have lead to class action lawsuits and proceedings by the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), resulting in a number of settlements worth millions — or even billions — of dollars ...
The strength of the class member's case. The risk, expense, complexity, and duration of further litigation. The risk of maintaining class action status. The amount offered to each class member in settlement. The form of the settlement (coupons, checks, replacement products, or services). The amount offered in total in settlement.
The case centered on the limits of school vouchers offered by the state of Maine, which disallowed the use of vouchers to pay for tuition at religious-based private schools. In a 6–3 decision the Court ruled that Maine's restrictions on vouchers violated the Free Exercise Clause, as they discriminated against religious schools and the parents ...
Two top colleges are dropping the use of legacy admissions as criticism of the practice continues to mount in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.