Legal Opinion
Maine School Administrative District No. 35 v. Mr. & Mrs. R.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 24, 2003No. 01-1714, 02-1312PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 (1997), obligates school districts to furnish a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to children with disabilities. See id. §§ 1401(8), 1411(b)(2)(C), 1412(a)(1), 1413(f)(1), 1415(b)(1). That is the good news. The bad news is that the IDEA is not self-executing, and parents, school officials, bureaucrats, and judges alike have struggled to master its intricacies.
These consolidated appeals illustrate the point. Taken together, they present two loosely related questions. The first concerns…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lillbask ex rel. Mauclaire v. Connecticut Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Lillbask v. State of Connecticut Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. EngidaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Maine School Administrative District No. 35 v. Mr. And Mrs. R., on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Their Son, S.R., Mr. And Mrs. R., on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Their Son, S.R. v. Maine School Administrative District No. 35Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Burke v. Amherst SchoolDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2008
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