Tag Archives: Supreme Court Decision

***CORRECTION:THE CASE OF Fry V Napoleon Public Schools TOOK PLACE IN 2017, NOT 1986. RATHER, THE CASE OF FRY RULED THAT A 1986 LAW, the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986, DID NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAINTIFF TO EXHAUST ALL PROCESSES OF APPEALS UNLESS THE PLAINTIFF’S SPECIFIC CASE DEALT WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT’S RIGHT TO A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC …

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Disabulletin, where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world. Tonight, we begin the first leg of an adventure covering the history of Special Education Law in the United States. This is the next chapter in Disabulletin’s continuing coverage of the recent Supreme Court …

On May 2nd, 2022, a draft by the Supreme Court entailing the future of abortion rights was leaked to the public. The newfound opinion of the Supreme Court against reproductive rights inspired anger, fear, and hopelessness in people around the country. In this episode of Voices in the Street, we captured the emotions swirling around the populace of Bloomington.

This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, June 26th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Alex Dederer has more on last week’s historic Supreme Court Decision which ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex. Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware, your weekly-consumer watchdog …