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Massapequa Union Free School District et al v. New York State Board of Regents et al

  1. November 14, 2025

    'Constitutional Word Salad': Judge Rips Suit Over Mascot Ban

    A New York federal court judge denied a Long Island school district's bid to amend claims in a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on Indigenous mascots, calling proposed changes a "constitutional word salad," but said a district parent could add First Amendment claims to the litigation.

  2. June 24, 2025

    NY Denies School District's Bid To Delay Mascot Ban

    The New York State Education Department denied a deadline extension request by a Long Island school district to comply with the state's ban on the use of Indigenous mascots, telling the district's superintendent that the district has shown no good cause toward the law's compliance.

  3. May 30, 2025

    Group Calls For End To Native Mascots, Citing Youth Harm

    The National Congress of American Indians, amid Trump administration efforts to block a Native American mascot ban from taking effect in New York, says the unsanctioned use of Indigenous caricatures and symbols are not tributes, but rooted in racism, cultural appropriation and intentional ignorance.

  4. May 06, 2025

    NY School District Asks Feds To Intervene In Mascot Dispute

    A school district in New York, which is suing the state over a new rule forcing it to change its "Chiefs" mascot, has requested that the federal government immediately intervene in the case due to impending deadlines, saying the ban threatens to erase its history and traditions.

  5. May 01, 2025

    NY School District Appeals Mascot Ban While Feds Investigate

    A Long Island, New York, school district is appealing a decision that denied its bid to block a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools, while the federal government investigates the state's education department and board of regents alleging Civil Rights Act violations.

  6. March 27, 2025

    NY School District Urges Court To Halt Native Mascot Ban

    A school district in Massapequa has asked a New York federal court to delay a ban on the use of Native American images, names and symbols in its public schools, saying it will be forced to redirect significant funds away from educational programs.

  7. November 06, 2024

    NYS Says Free Speech Can't Protect Schools In Mascot Ban

    The New York State Board of Regents has urged a federal judge to throw out three lawsuits lodged by several school districts over the state's decision to ban the use of Native American mascots and imagery, saying their First Amendment arguments lack merit.

  8. October 25, 2024

    NY Won't Alter Date For Mascot Ban, Court Told

    The New York Board of Regents won't postpone a deadline for the state's public schools to get rid of any Indigenous names, mascots and logos, it told a federal district court in a challenge by three school districts over the ban.

  9. March 04, 2024

    School District Fights NY's Bid To Ax Native Mascot Ban Suit

    A suburban Long Island school district challenging the New York State Board of Regents' ban on using Indigenous names, mascots and logos is pushing back against an anticipated bid to dismiss the suit.

  10. September 26, 2023

    NY District Wants To Annul Law Banning Native Mascots

    A Long Island school district says the New York State Education Department and its Board of Regents' ban on the use of Native American names, mascots and logos within the state's public school system is an abuse of discretion that left educators scrambling to financially navigate the new law's requirements.