Dolce v. Connetquot Central School District

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Case overview

Case Number:

25-1197

Court:

Appellate - 2nd Circuit

Nature of Suit:

 

  1. August 31, 2026

    2nd Circ. Upholds School District's Pride Flag Bias Suit Win

    The Second Circuit refused Monday to reinstate a lawsuit alleging that a Long Island school district unlawfully banned three LGBTQ+ high school teachers from displaying pride flags, concluding that classroom decorations are part of an educator's professional responsibilities and not protected by the First Amendment.

  2. March 09, 2026

    2nd Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Teachers' Pride Flag Bias Suit

    The Second Circuit appeared hesitant Monday to revive three LGBTQ+ high school teachers' suit alleging they were unlawfully banned from displaying pride flags, with two judges hinting that a 20-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling governing public employee speech imperils their case.

  3. March 06, 2026

    NY Forecast: Teachers' Pride Flag Ban Challenge At 2nd Circ.

    This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a lawsuit brought by teachers who accused their Long Island school district of unlawfully banning them from displaying LGBTQ+ pride flags in their classrooms. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.

  4. February 27, 2026

    4 Argument Sessions Bias Attys Should Watch In March

    A federal judge will consider forcing the University of Pennsylvania to give the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission contact information of Jewish employees who may have endured or witnessed on-campus antisemitism, and the Fourth Circuit will mull whether Liberty University should face a transgender former employee's lawsuit. Here are four oral arguments discrimination attorneys should watch in March.