Litigation
Feb. 19, 2014
Major education case highlights subtle rift among allies in fight, legal observers say
Experts believe Vergara v. California illustrates a schism among several public interest groups on an important point: How to deal with the powerful teacher's unions that have bargained for the job protections the suit seeks to end.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Potentially landmark education lawsuit Vergara v. California has cast a light on five teacher employment protections that the plaintiffs seek to strike down amid arguments the statutes make it too difficult to fire ineffective teachers.
But the suit on trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court highlights something else, too: a subtle but growing rift among allies that wage c...
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