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[ January 14, 2025 ] When My Notes Were Seized By the NYC Department of Education as Violation of FOIL by Betsy Combier ADVOCATZ Op-Ed
[ January 12, 2025 ] Jonathan Turley on Free Speech and Attorney General v Hood ADVOCATZ
[ January 11, 2025 ] In Ohio, Teacher Vivian Geraghty Refused To Put Her Religious Beliefs Aside, Was Terminated, Then Wins $450,000 ADVOCATZ
[ January 11, 2025 ] A For Accountability Award Team Advocatz: OP-ED
[ January 1, 2025 ] Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024 ADVOCATZ

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January 11, 2025 Betsy Combier 0

In 2005 the E-Accountability Foundation was created in order to reward individuals and groups for standing up to adversity and fighting for individual due process rights. More specifically, the A For Accountability Award is given […]

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When My Notes Were Seized By the NYC Department of Education as Violation of FOIL by Betsy Combier

January 14, 2025 0

The post below is not new, but I love it for the sheer audacity of former NYC DOE General Counsel Michael Best for allowing two pages of my personal notes to be ripped out of my […]

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Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024

January 1, 2025 0

In 2002 I created “The Who Are You Kidding Award” to highlight two things – one, the corruption and fraud going on in New York City, and two, the fact that everyone loves getting Awards, […]

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Jonathan Turley on Free Speech and Attorney General v Hood January 12, 2025
Constitutional Law, Free Speech January 12, 2025 New Hampshire Supreme Court Rejects Hate Speech Enforcement The New Hampshire Supreme Court just handed down a victory for free speech in Attorney General v. Hood. As is often the [...] The post Jonathan Turley on Free Speech and Attorney General v Hood appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
In Ohio, Teacher Vivian Geraghty Refused To Put Her Religious Beliefs Aside, Was Terminated, Then Wins $450,000 January 12, 2025
Geraghty v. Jackson Local School District Board of Education Ohio school district coughs up $450K to settle free speech case with teacher After being forced to resign over compelled pronoun usage policy, Vivian Geraghty, represented [...] The post In Ohio, Teacher Vivian Geraghty Refused To Put Her Religious Beliefs Aside, Was Terminated, Then Wins $450,000 […]
Betsy Combier
A For Accountability Award January 11, 2025
In 2005 the E-Accountability Foundation was created in order to reward individuals and groups for standing up to adversity and fighting for individual due process rights. More specifically, the A For Accountability Award is given [...] The post A For Accountability Award appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024 January 1, 2025
In 2002 I created “The Who Are You Kidding Award” to highlight two things – one, the corruption and fraud going on in New York City, and two, the fact that everyone loves getting Awards, [...] The post Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024 appeared first […]
Betsy Combier
Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY December 17, 2024
Whenever I read about another teacher who has been reassigned and ordered to be evaluated at a Section 913 exam by Dr. Randall Solomon, I shudder. I know the unethical procedure used by Dr. Solomon, [...] The post Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY appeared […]
Betsy Combier
Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines December 9, 2024
Judge U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas has ordered the FDA to produce its “emergency use authorization” (“EUA”) file to a group of scientists who want to see the information that the [...] The post Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the […]
Betsy Combier
Virginia’s Sixteenth Judicial Court Gives Kaycee McCoy Her Job Back and Monetary Damages After Fighting For a Religious Exemption From the COVID Vaccination December 8, 2024
New York municipal workers will read this and weep because in New York, there are no judges that will grant fired City workers their jobs back with back pay and all benefits – except for [...] The post Virginia’s Sixteenth Judicial Court Gives Kaycee McCoy Her Job Back and Monetary Damages After Fighting For a […]
Betsy Combier
The New York City Department of Education Makes Deals Forcing Parents to Waive Their Right to Sue in Order to Get Mandated Services For Their Children December 7, 2024
I am constantly amazed at the way the NYC Department of Education successfully makes deals that seem to extort stakeholders. Here is a definition of extortion: “obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.” This [...] The post The New York City Department of Education Makes Deals Forcing Parents to Waive Their Right to Sue […]
Betsy Combier
President Biden Signs Deal For Federal Workers To Continue Working Remotely Until 2029 December 5, 2024
With a sweep of his pen, President Biden has created a new telehealth employment for Federal employees. This is good for the employees who moved to far off places, but this will be a mess, [...] The post President Biden Signs Deal For Federal Workers To Continue Working Remotely Until 2029 appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Bronx Rep. Richie Torres Calls For Investigation of NY Gov. Hochul For Bid-rigging $9B Medicaid Home Care Contract December 3, 2024
Photo: New York State’s 11th Inspector General, Lucy Lang Rep. Ritchie Torres calls for probe into alleged bid-rigging of Hochul’s massive $9B Medicaid home care contract By Carl Campanile and NY POST, Published Dec. 2, [...] The post Bronx Rep. Richie Torres Calls For Investigation of NY Gov. Hochul For Bid-rigging $9B Medicaid Home Care […]
Betsy Combier