California judge approves landmark settlement in teacher layoff case
[JURIST] Los Angeles County Superior Court [official website] Judge William F. Highberger approved a settlement on Friday effectively limiting the use of seniority in layoffs in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) [official website]. The class action suit against the State of California [official website] and LAUSD was originally filed [text, PDF] in February 2010 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU/SC) [official website] and attorneys at Morrison & Foerster, LLP [official website] on behalf of…