T.D. v. LaGrange School District No. 2, (CA 7th Cir., XXX), Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of U.S. Senator Kennedy, Harkin, Jeffords, U.S. Representative Kildee, Miller, Owens

February 25, 2003

  • This brief argues that the decision of the district court was correct: Congress in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act authorized the award of attorneys’ fees to prevailing parents when disputes are resolved by settlement agreements, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Buckhannon Board and Care Home v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, 532 U.S. 598 (2001), does not change this.