The court decisions and legal invoices behind the cases covered on this website, organized case by case. Every document is a primary source — a court record or an invoice the district produced under the Freedom of Information Law — so you can read them for yourself and download them.
1. The Mascot Cases (2023– )
Court decisions and orders
Federal case — Memorandum & Order dismissing the case (Mar 27, 2025)
Federal case — Order denying motion to alter or amend judgment (Feb 23, 2026)
Amended federal case & NAGA case — Memorandum & Order dismissing both (Nov 14, 2025)
Second federal case — Order (Oct 17, 2025)
State case — Memorandum (Nov 19, 2025)
State case — Order & Decision dismissing the case (Oct 9, 2026)
Caramore case — Dismissal (Dec 12, 2025)
Invoices (obtained under FOIL)
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 162471 · due Oct 16, 2023 · $7,422.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 162615 · services Sep 18–23, 2023 · $674.50
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 163024 · services Oct 17 – Nov 21, 2023 · $1,775.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 163272 · services Dec 1–19, 2023 · $2,582.30
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 163451 · services Jan 2–25, 2024 · $1,825.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 163832 · services Feb 12–26, 2024 · $2,314.90
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 164377 · services Feb 29 – Apr 30, 2024 · $2,275.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 164623 · services May 9–14, 2024 · $1,022.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 164922 · services Jun 12–28, 2024 · $1,450.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 165126 · services Jun 30 – Jul 28, 2024 · $5,060.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 165497 · services Jul 30 – Aug 19, 2024 · $3,425.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 166690 · services Sep 26 – Nov 26, 2024 · $3,105.30
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 167564 · services Dec 6, 2024 – Jan 14, 2025 · $1,825.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 168761 · services Feb 28 – Apr 28, 2025 · $6,522.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 169040 · services Apr 30 – May 22, 2025 · $15,797.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 169693 · services May 23 – Jun 30, 2025 · $3,736.00
Sokoloff Stern — Invoice 170547 · services Jul 2–11, 2025 · $397.00
Rigano LLC — Invoice 10963 · services Jul 1–25, 2025 · $14,350.00
Rigano LLC — Invoice 11020 · services Sep 2–29, 2025 · $16,702.00
Rigano LLC — Invoice 11158 · services Dec 1–26, 2025 · $6,615.00
Rigano LLC — Invoice 11197 · services Jan 7–30, 2026 · $17,605.00
Rigano LLC — Invoice 11277 · services Feb 10–26, 2026 · $10,920.00
Rigano LLC — Invoice 11306 · services Mar 2–30, 2026 · $3,745.00
Holtzman Vogel — Invoice 773806 · services May 23–31, 2025 · $2,275.00
Holtzman Vogel — Invoice 774107 · services Jun 1–29, 2025 · $16,342.50
Holtzman Vogel — Invoice 774885 · services Jul 1–31, 2025 · $24,980.00
Holtzman Vogel — Invoice 776092 · services Aug 1 – Sep 12, 2025 · $10,667.50
Holtzman Vogel — Invoice 776807 · services Sep 14 – Oct 31, 2025 · $15,210.00
Holtzman Vogel — Invoice 777603 · services Dec 3–29, 2025 · $1,755.00
The Roberts Legal Firm — Invoice 2026-001 · services Feb 1–25, 2026 · $1,852.50
The Roberts Legal Firm — Invoice 2026-002 · services Mar 3–30, 2026 · $12,090.00
The Roberts Legal Firm — Invoice 2026-003 · services Apr 1–29, 2026 · $11,347.00
The Roberts Legal Firm — Invoice 2026-004 · services May 6–31, 2026 · $12,817.50
Invoices after October 2025 have been requested under FOIL and will be added when the district produces them.
2. Bathroom Policy (2025– )
Court decisions and orders
Commissioner Decision 18,726 (Apr 20, 2026)
Invoices (obtained under FOIL)
Holtzman Vogel — invoices, September to December 2025
Rigano LLC — invoices, September to November 2025
Wachter v. James
Order dismissing the complaint (Jun 8, 2026)
3. Regionalization (2025)
Court decisions and orders
Decision dismissing the case (Oct 9, 2025)
Invoices (obtained under FOIL)
Rigano LLC — invoices for all plaintiff districts
4. Mask Mandate (2021)
Court decisions and orders
Related case: Demetriou v. NYSDOH — Decision
Invoices: the district has produced no invoices for this case. The cost figure reported by Newsday is cited on the Meet The Lawsuits page.
5. Section VIII (2020)
Court decisions and orders
Invoices: none available yet. The district's legal bills for this case have been requested under FOIL and will be posted when produced.