Administrative decisions
Due process decisions from the state special education administrative body.
Coverage + Sources
See which jurisdictions and legal sources are available, how new decisions are added, and how appeal information helps you track later developments.
Jurisdiction coverage
Use the jurisdiction selector to see which administrative sources are currently available for search and choose the states and courts you want to include.
Source types
Search results can include results from different courts and administrative bodies. The labels tell you where the decision or ruling came from and how to understand whether it remains good law.
Rulings
Orders on motions and other procedural disputes. Rulings can cover discovery, postponements, jurisdiction, consolidation, and hearing management issues.
Federal appeals
Federal court appeals of special education decisions and rulings from the administrative body.
Appeal alerts
Warnings on decision and ruling pages when a decision or ruling was appealed to the federal court, changed by a later court opinion, or relies on authority that later changed.
How updates work
New decisions appear after a search-quality review. Some agencies post in batches, so there can be a short delay between an agency posting a document and its appearance here.
Regular checks
The site watches supported sources for newly posted decisions and rulings.
Research-ready decisions
New decisions are prepared for search and connected to summaries, citations, or appeal information when available.
Email digests
If you follow a state, decision alerts are sent when new items for that state are ready to share.
Good to know
- Jurisdiction filters control which state administrative sources are searched.
- Federal appeals are opt-in when searching; use the jurisdiction selector to add them. Appeal alerts are always included.
- Appeal alerts are research guidance; always read the later authority before relying on them.
- The jurisdiction selector reflects the sources currently available for search.
Search available decisions
Use the jurisdiction picker to see and search the sources available to you.