Legal Opinion
M.H. v. New York City Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 29, 2012No. Docket Nos. 10-2181, 10-2418PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACKGROUND
SACK, Circuit Judge:
Both of these appeals, which we heard in tandem, concern the proper interpretation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”),1 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. They each involve unique facts which must therefore be set out in considerable detail in order to address the legal issues they raise.2 The cases both require us to address the manner in which the federal courts must go about their IDEA-mandated review of state administrative decisions.
The IDEA
Congress enacted the IDEA “to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- 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
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. WeastSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by266 opinions
- R.E. Ex Rel. J.E. v. New York City Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- T.M. ex rel. A.M. v. Cornwall Central School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
- C.F. v. New York City Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
- E.M. v. New York City Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
- M.W. ex rel. S.W. v. New York City Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
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