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Jim Kenyon: Will sex assault suspension lawsuit lead to Dartmouth’s day in court? Modified: 7/17/2021 9:55:07 PM Related stories Hoping to put a quick end to a suspended student’s federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination during a sexual assault investigation, Dartmouth gave it the ol’ college try. It brought in a so-called Biglaw firm from Boston to argue that the case should be thrown out for lack of merit. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph DiClerico’s July 8 order dashed Dartmouth’s hopes. DiClerico is allowing the case to move forward, ruling that the unnamed Black student, ...

New Hampshire’s latest bid to create “education freedom accounts” – a voucher-like program allowing public school dollars to be used by families in private schools – is not the first attempt of its kind. But it is the broadest.  The proposed law, Senate Bill 130, would give parents the option of using per-pupil public school funding not just for private school tuition, but for supplies and services ranging from computers to tutors. Senate budget writers are expected to add the language to the 2021-2022 budget bill later in the session. The higher ambitions for the law this year ar...

Constitutional Connections: The constitution and democracy in troubled times Published: 2/7/2021 6:45:04 AM Many judges, including a majority of the justices who presently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, would agree with the following statement: Judges should interpret the Constitution according to its text, as that text was originally understood when it became law, even if that interpretation conflicts with one that might better serve the public interest. They argue that this “textualist-originalist” approach is required to justify our practice of judicial review. Judicial review, commo...