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This book includes comprehensive discussions of all decisions in IDEA cases by U.S. Courts of Appeals in 2017. It also describes two decisions in special education cases by the U.S. Supreme Court. You will find the full text of decisions, Syllabi prepared by the Reporter of Decisions, and the transcripts of Remarks by the Justices who wrote the decisions. The Table of Decisions includes the case date, court, description of issues, outcome, and prevailing party. Get the steps to resolving special education disputes, from requesting a due process hearing through appeals to federal courts. We also include four exemplary 2017 Cases of the Year that are "must reads" for special education attorneys, and advocates.If you want to know about exciting new developments in special education law, Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2017 will help you stay up-to-date.