Monday, May 21, 2007

High Court: Parents May Represent Themselves in Federal Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling that a couple may sue their local school district, and represent themselves, on behalf of their autistic son. The Court did not address the substantive issue of whether the school system must pay for the child's private education. However, this procedural ruling will permit the case to proceed toward the trial stage.

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