In a fractured decision, an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a former University of Arizona student’s Title IX lawsuit against the university. Vacating a divided three-judge panel’s...more
On January 25, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order in Brown v. State of Arizona et al., granting the University of Arizona summary judgment to dismiss Title IX claims asserted against the...more
After 17 months and more than 120,000 public comments, the Department has released its new regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The regulations represent a seismic shift in process and...more
5/20/2020
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Department of Education ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
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On December 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in Kollaritsch v. Michigan State University Board of Trustees, holding that, in order to be liable for deliberate indifference under Title...more
12/17/2019
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Educational Institutions ,
Evidence ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Rape ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Students ,
Title IX
On December 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in Kollaritsch v. Michigan State University Board of Trustees, holding that, in order to be liable for deliberate indifference under Title...more
12/16/2019
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Colleges ,
Damages ,
Educational Institutions ,
Liability ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities
On October 19, Pa. Governor Tom Wolf signed into law the Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Law, named for the Penn State student who lost his life in a fraternity hazing incident in early 2017....more
A recent decision by Massachusetts’s highest court unanimously recognized that, under some circumstances, colleges and universities have a duty to protect students from suicide that, if violated, could result in tort...more
In This Issue:
- Unionization of Students
..The New Meaning of “Student Union”
..Overview of Labor Laws and Organized Labor
..Unionization of Graduate Students
..The Northwestern University Case
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