A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279
A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279 | |
Docket number: 24-249 | |
Term: 2024 | |
Court: United States Supreme Court | |
Important dates | |
Argument: April 28, 2025 | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson |
A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279 is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 2025, during the court's October 2024-2025 term.
The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.
Background
Case summary
The following are the parties to this case:[2]
- Petitioner: A. J. T., By and Through Her Parents, A. T. & G. T.
- Legal counsel: Roman Martinez V (Latham & Watkins, LLP)
- Respondent: Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, et al.
- Legal counsel: Lisa Schiavo Blatt (Williams & Connolly LLP), Christian Richard Elias Shafer (Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney, P.A.)
The following summary of the case was published by Oyez
“ | A.J.T., a student with epilepsy, experiences seizures so severe in the morning that she cannot attend school until noon. Her parents repeatedly requested evening instruction from Osseo Area Schools to give her a school day length more comparable to her peers. Despite the District providing some accommodations, including one-on-one instruction, a slightly extended school day, and summer home instruction sessions, they denied the requests for evening instruction. The District’s Director of Student Services, responsible for Section 504 compliance, was unaware of the parents’ complaints and did not know that District policies allowed at-home schooling as an accommodation. A.J.T., through her parents, sued the District for disability discrimination under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the District, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed.[3] | ” |
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Timeline
The following timeline details key events in this case:
- April 28, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument.
- January 17, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
- September 3, 2024: A.J.T., by and through her parents A.T. and G.T. appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- March 21, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, holding that Independent School District No. 279 did not show wrongful intent when they did not provide A.J.T. with evening educational instruction.
Questions presented
The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]
Questions presented:
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Oral argument
Audio
Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.
Transcript
A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.
Outcome
The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.
October term 2024-2025
The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 7, 2024. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions in mid-June.[4]
See also
External links
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- U.S. Supreme Court docket file - A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279 (petitions, motions, briefs, opinions, and attorneys)
- SCOTUSblog case file for A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Supreme Court of the United States, ""24-249 A.J.T. V. OSSEO AREA SCHOOLS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 279 QP"", January 17, 2025
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "No. 24-249," accessed February 18, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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