As long expected, the U.S. Department of Education issued amendments to Title IX regulations following the public comment period. The amended regulations—totaling 1,577 pages—make clear that sex discrimination under Title IX...more
4/24/2024
/ Amended Regulation ,
Biden Administration ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employees ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities
In this episode, we discuss the recent US Supreme Court ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions Inc.'s lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which challenged the constitutionality of...more
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The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina (collectively SFFA), in a 6-3...more
7/6/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Title VII
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The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) held virtual public hearings and collected written comments on Title IX enforcement from June 7 through June 11, 2021. The hearings kicked off OCR’s...more
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The Department of Education (DOE) will hold five days of virtual public hearings on Title IX enforcement starting on June 7. This comes as part of the DOE’s comprehensive review of its Title IX regulations in...more
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President Biden issued a new Executive Order on “Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” The Executive Order—which...more
On Monday, September 14, U.S. District Court Judge William S. Stickman IV became the first federal or state judge in Pennsylvania to strike down Governor Tom Wolf’s emergency orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
9/16/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Due Process ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Governor Wolf ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Police Power ,
Public Gatherings ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Standard of Review
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, most colleges and universities have moved to online learning for the remainder of the school year with the potential for continuing in to the Fall semester. Schools have taken...more
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) released final regulations for student borrower defense-to-repayment claims on August 30, 2019. The regulations create a number of notable changes, including permitting education...more
9/20/2019
/ Borrower Defense Rule ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Education ,
Deregulation ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
Financial Responsibility Standards ,
New Regulations ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Title IV ,
Triggering Event