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Galesburg Community Unit School District No. 205 v. N. T., Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of C. T., et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 25-1013 · judgment May 6, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
Modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act directs that a district court reviewing a state hearing officer's decision "shall receive the records of the administrative proceedings" and "shall hear additional evidence at the request of a party." 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(2)(C)(i)–(ii). From the first command, this Court inferred a requirement that the court give "due weight" to the administrative proceedings. Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 206 (1982). The question presented here is whether the statutory language requiring a court to “hear additional evidence at the request of a party" permits a district court to set aside the required deference to the administrative decision by receiving evidence of events occurring after the fact and deciding the question anew as of the time of trial. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(2)(C)(i)–(ii)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Caitlin Frazier Satterly
Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Aug 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 8, 2026)