Legal Opinion
Branham Ex Rel. Branham v. Government of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 25, 2005No. 18-5330PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge.
Unable to convince a hearing officer that his public school placement was inappropriate under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, thirteen-year-old Terrance Branham and his mother took their case to United States District Court. Siding with the Branhams, the district court reversed the hearing officer and ordered the District of Columbia (1) to provide Terrance with four years of remedial tutoring and (2) to pay for his attendance at a private school. On appeal, the District, conceding that it denied Terrance…
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3Cited by134 opinions
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