can a parent be the “self” in “pro se”?
The SCOTUSBlog, which covers the U.S. Supreme Court very well, reported yesterday (Sept. 20, 2006) that the Justice Department has urged the high Court “to clarify when a non-lawyer parent of a...
View Articlewill Winkelman harm children?
An article in the newest issue of Education Week discusses the case of Winkelman v. Parma City School Distirct, which is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. (Education Week, “IDEA Issues Getting...
View ArticleSupreme Court hears Winkelman argument tomorrow
Oral argument will be held tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 27) at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Winkelman v. Parma City School District [official docket sheet; update (Feb. 27): SCOTUS Blog...
View ArticleWinkelman: Scalia frets over pro se burden on courts
Yesterday’s oral argument in the Winkelman IDEA “pro–se-parent” case was apparently quite interesting. Usually, a person is only allowed to appear at court pro se for himself or herself, and not...
View ArticleWinkelman v. Parma City decided
On Monday, May 22, the Supreme Court decided Winkelman v. Parma City School District, which Shlep has been covering as it made its way through the courts. To recap briefly, the case involved two...
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