The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” stating that the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will enforce the 2020 Title IX Regulations governing K-12 schools’ and…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Yesterday, January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance” (OMB Memo). The OMB Memo…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Contracting
In a significant decision affecting employment discrimination law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has unanimously reversed the dismissal of a Title VII religious discrimination lawsuit brought by a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Athletic departments at NCAA member institutions must now consider whether their student-athletes who transferred from non-NCAA schools are eligible to play another season of college sports…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law
In its decision vacating the United States Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Regulations on January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky found that the Department of Education exceeded its…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Inauguration Day is upon us, and with the Presidential change comes several anticipated changes to federal employment agency initiatives. We are likely to see federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a program that allows commercial property owners to finance clean energy improvements such as energy efficiency upgrades, water conservation, renewable energy installations…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
The North Carolina Court of Appeals’ recent decision on December 3, 2024 in Abitol v. Clark highlights the critical role of clear drafting in estate planning and raises novel legal questions regarding the inheritance rights of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Each year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) releases a report detailing the number and type of lawsuits the agency filed during the previous 12-month period. For fiscal year 2024 (October 1, 2023 to…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a closely watched decision, on November 15, 2024, Judge Sean Jordan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a ruling (“Ruling”), which struck down a final rule (“Rule”) by the U.S…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
It is no secret that many commercial real estate (CRE) properties are struggling. The dramatic increase in interest rates over the past few years and employers’ evolving mindsets regarding the use of office space are creating…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
Is an employee on an extended leave of absence due to a long-term medical condition protected from employment termination by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The answer depends on multiple factors, including whether…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On October 14, 2024, Wake County Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley II signed an order granting a preliminary injunction that allows high school student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). While…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed an open banking rule (Proposed Rule) requiring certain financial institutions to allow consumers and approved third-party financial service providers to allow access…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy
As you are no doubt aware, Election Day is only about three weeks away. As you have no doubt also heard, the country is deeply divided over many issues that are “hot button” topics in the plethora of political ads now…
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/ Civil Rights, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law
