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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:argued_on
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2004-11-10
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gptkbp:case_number
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03-285
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gptkbp:case_outcome
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gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
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gptkbp:case_types
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Civil case
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gptkbp:decided_by
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
2005-03-22
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gptkbp:dissenting_opinion
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gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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gptkbp:followed_by
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Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Schaffer v. Weast
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gptkbp:impact
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Special education law
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gptkbp:involved_parties
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Schaffer
Weast
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gptkbp:involves
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Special education services
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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546 U. S. 49
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gptkbp:legal_framework
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Education law
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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Burden of proof in special education cases
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:outcome
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The burden of proof lies with the party seeking relief
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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Board of Education v. Rowley
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gptkbp:precedent
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Subsequent special education litigation
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act_(IDEA)
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gptkbp:relevant_statute
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20 U. S. C. § 1415
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gptkbp:significance
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Clarified burden of proof in educational disputes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:M._Richard_Schaffer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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