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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 10 - January 2025

The Georgia General Assembly got off to a fast start on Monday with the State Senate taking up its first substantive measures of the session before both bodies filled the afternoon with committee hearings. But before...more

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A Practitioner-Focused Framework for Civil Rights Compliance 

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On January 14, 2025, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a resolution agreement with the University of Washington following a Title VI complaint of alleged discrimination and harassment based...more

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Department of Education Confirms Return to Trump Administration’s 2020 Title IX Rule

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On January 31, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) confirmed that, effective immediately and applicable to all open Title IX investigations, it will enforce the first Trump administration’s 2020 Title IX regulations (the...more

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New Executive Order Aims to End “Radical Indoctrination” in K-12 Schools

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In his first two weeks in office, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders affecting educational institutions. One order, signed Jan. 29, 2025, “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” targets...more

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Higher Education in 2025: Focal Points for Compliance and Investigations

This is the third in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What President Trump's Order on 'Ending Radical Indoctrination' Means for K-12 Schools

On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," aimed at dismantling the "radical, anti-American…echo chamber[s]" he contends public schools have...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Client Alert: Trump Administration Reinstates 2020 Title IX Regulations, Reversing Biden-Era Changes

The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will officially enforce the 2020 Title IX regulations, enacted during former President Donald Trump’s first term. This move comes after a federal judge struck down the Biden...more

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Johnson v. NCAA: Student-Athlete Employment Status in the Second Trump Administration

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As previously reported here, on July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the Third Circuit) ruled that collegiate student athletes could theoretically be considered employees of their respective...more

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Ohio House Bill 8 – Parents’ Bill of Rights

Ohio recently passed House Bill 8, more commonly known and referred to as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” This Bill goes into effect on April 9, 2025. The Bill requires that no later than July 1, 2025, the Board of...more

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Iowa Legislative Session – Week 3

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The 91st General Assembly reconvened at the Capitol for a full week of legislating. Last week, there were 144 new bill introductions between both chambers, and 90 bills passed out of subcommittee. Currently, 33 bills have...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Trump’s Day 1 Immigration and DEI Executive Orders: What They Mean for Higher Education and International Students

The new administration under President Donald Trump has moved quickly to reshape U.S. immigration policy. On Day 1, the president signed several executive orders that significantly alter prior policies, and these changes...more

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Tennessee General Assembly Special Session: Overview of Education Freedom Scholarships, Disaster Relief, Transportation, and...

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Governor Bill Lee announced on January 15th that he would call the 114th General Assembly into a special session to address his proposed Education Freedom Act, disaster relief legislative package relevant to Hurricane Helene,...more

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U.S. Department of Education Confirms That It Will Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule

On January 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) announcing that it would enforce Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 under the provisions...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order on Combatting Antisemitism

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On January 29, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism.” In a fact sheet issued on January 30, 2025, the White House stated that the Order “takes forceful and...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2025

Welcome to our first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. If you are new to the publication, The Academic Advisor provides regular education law insights on topics of import for schools, colleges, and other...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

See You In Court - February 2025

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Social media has made it much easier to disseminate hurtful criticisms about teachers, principals, superintendents and even board of education members, and the good people of Nutmeg are no exception....more

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U.S. Department of Education Confirms Enforcement of 2020 Title IX Rule

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Confirming an anticipated policy shift, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 31, 2025 that it will enforce Title IX under the 2020 Title IX Rule. The announcement came after a...more

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Stop Hazing Act Adds Hazing Statistics to Those Reported by Colleges and Universities Nationwide

The Stop Hazing Act, passed on December 23, 2024, amended the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the “Clery Act”). The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Nation’s First Religious Charter School

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On January 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted two petitions for certiorari in the cases of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond,...more

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Week in Review: Whiplash Over Federal Funding, Changes in Agency Leadership, New EEOC Priorities, and New K-12 Executive Order

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It is no secret that whenever there is a change in the Oval Office it is common for the incoming administration to implement quick and widespread changes to effectuate campaign promises. Indeed, in modern times, newly elected...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 9 - January 2025

After weeks of talking about the concepts of a plan, Governor Brian Kemp finally pulled back the curtain on his comprehensive tort reform package on Thursday. Backed by more than a hundred citizens representing a broad...more

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Decision to Forgo Interview of Special Needs Child in Custody Determination Affirmed

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Under the New Jersey Court Rules, a trial judge presiding over a custody hearing is free to conduct an in-camera interview with the children whose custody is at issue, whether on the judge’s own accord or upon a party’s...more

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Ohio Public Schools Must Update Policies on Curriculum Content and Religious Instruction: 6 Key Takeaways From New “Parents’ Bill...

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Ohio public schools will soon be required to adopt policies on curriculum content concerning sexual concepts, parental notification about students’ health and well-being, and time for students to attend courses in religious...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Another Attack on Diversity and Inclusivity Efforts Post Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) Supreme Court Decision

The American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed suit against McDonald’s in federal court over the corporation’s scholarship program for high school students of Hispanic and Latino descent, the Hispanic American Commitment...more

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Federal ‘Stop Campus Hazing Act’ Signed into Law

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The federal bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act, an amendment to the Jeanne Clery Act, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 24, 2024....more

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