Connetquot Central School District et al v. New York State Board of Regents et al

2:23-cv-07696

March 28, 2025
Judge Tosses 3 Suits Challenging Ban On Native Mascots

A New York federal judge has tossed several school district lawsuits seeking to void a state law banning the use of Native American team mascots and names, throwing out individual board members' free speech claims but saying they can amend their suits as private citizens.
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.
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.
October 17, 2023
2nd NY School District Wants Native Mascot Law Banned

A second Long Island school district is asking a federal district court to void a portion of New York state law that bans the use of Native American names, mascots and logos, saying the "self-policing" regulation has left it to figure out how to fund the large undertaking of removing the materials.

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