On January 9, 2025, a federal district court vacated a set of Title IX regulations and—at least for now—resolved the question of whether Title IX protects students from discrimination on the basis of gender identity and...more
The New York State Education Department (“SED”) has proposed an amendment to Title 8, Section 3.59 of the Rules of the Board of Regents that would clarify how a New York State institution of higher education (an “IHE”) might...more
Recent bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate demonstrate legislators’ concerns about several issues related to nonprofits, including: (1) admissions practices at institutions of higher education; (2)...more
1/26/2024
/ Charitable Deductions ,
Colleges ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nonprofits ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sports ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Universities
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. University of North Carolina (collectively “SFFA”) that...more
7/10/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina
On November 2, 2017, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Initial House Bill”). Our previous alert discussed the possible impact of certain provisions...more
12/4/2017
/ 501(c)(3) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
Executive Compensation ,
Income Taxes ,
Johnson Controls ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Political Campaigns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Royalties ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
UBIT
This morning, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter rescinding the Obama administration’s school sexual assault guidance. The Department also issued a new set of...more
9/22/2017
/ Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
OCR ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities