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John Roberts: “In imposing a higher bar for discrimination claims based on educational services as compared to other sorts of…”

On the recordJune 12, 2025
In imposing a higher bar for discrimination claims based on educational services as compared to other sorts of disability discrimination claims, the chief justice declared, the lower courts bungled the unambiguous directive of the law.
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John Roberts
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slate.com
Jun 12, 2025

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Roberts criticized lower courts for setting a higher standard for educational discrimination cases.

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