No. 23A207

Rita C. Simpson-Vlach, et al. v. Michigan Department of Education, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-01
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: free-appropriate-public-education IDEA mootness special-education standing-doctrine systemic-violations
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri ClassAction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether parents of students with disabilities have Article III standing to bring a putative class action alleging systemic violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and state special education statutes based on alleged failures to provide a free appropriate public education during remote learning transitions, and whether such claims are rendered moot by subsequent school reopenings

Docket Entries

2023-09-05
Application (23A207) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until November 9, 2023.
2023-08-29
Application (23A207) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 10, 2023 to November 9, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Rita C. Simpson-Vlach, et al.
Rory J. BellantoniBrain Injury Rights Group, Ltd., Petitioner