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Monthly Legal Updates
July 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update features a single recent court decision because it addresses a wide variety of IDEA issues (e.g., child find, FAPE, and compensatory education) and is illustrative of the time-consuming and non-nuanced approach of our congested and generalist courts. Download the update and read more.
June 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent decisions that respectively reflect the initial appearance of AI and the difficulties of IDEA discipline in the world of special education litigation. Download the update and read more.
May 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent decisions that both illustrate students’ mental health challenges as well as related dual claims under the IDEA and Section 504. Download the update and read more.
April 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent decisions that respectively illustrate the fuzzy “need prong” for special education eligibility under the IDEA and the relatively rare legal appearance of counteractions to IDEA and Section 504/ADA protection, here extending to “anti-SLAPP” laws. Download the update and read more.
March 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent decisions of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, under the IDEA and Section 504, respectively Download the update and read more.
Perry A. Zirkel 