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Abstract: 

Our regular review of important rulings affecting student affairs includes a recent decision in which an LSU med student was allowed to proceed with a federal Title IX suit for failure to accommodate two disabilities— pregnancy and bipolar disorder—that the university, LSU Medical School, had acknowledged when it granted the student a medical leave, then refused to readmit her. In another case, a Pennsylvania state court held that the First Amendment immunizes religious-based college against lawsuits arising out of ecclesiastical matters but not against racial discrimination claim arising out of non-ecclesiastical disciplinary decision to dismiss a student accused of misappropriating funds.

Keywords: Medical Disability Leave and Re-admission Policies; Frankola v. Louisiana State University School of Medicine; Chestnut Hill College v.Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission

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