Students, Disciplinary Proceedings, Appeals

Appeals Court Hands Medical School a Win in Resident’s Due Process Case: Key Takeaways and 6 Steps You Can Take Now

Fisher Phillips on 5/24/2024

An appeals court recently sided with a medical school by holding that it did not violate a medical resident’s due process rights in dismissing her from its residency program. In reaching this decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit...more

What’s the Difference Between Expulsion and Dismissal? Understanding Education Sanctions

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 12/20/2023

Expulsion and dismissal are the most severe sanctions an academic institution can impose. Both labels connote student separation from the school. Whenever a student is facing expulsion or dismissal, the student should enlist...more

Connecticut Supreme Court Opinion Sheds Light on Quasi-Judicial Standard in Context of University Disciplinary Proceeding

Verrill on 7/18/2023

Recently, the Connecticut Supreme Court analyzed the availability of absolute immunity for participants in quasi-judicial proceedings, specifically in relation to the dismissal of a complaint by a Yale University student...more

Third Circuit Finds that Deliberate Indifference to Third-Party Conduct May Lead to Title IX Liability

Franczek P.C. on 2/22/2022

In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed that Title IX provides adequate notice to federal funding recipients of their responsibility to respond to known sexual harassment if they have control over...more

College Cleared in Due Process Challenge Because Student Failed to Participate in Offered Process

Franczek P.C. on 12/10/2019

In a case that serves as a healthy reminder of the importance of drafting and abiding by clear disciplinary policies, an Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a College did not violate a student’s due process rights...more

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Appeals Court Hands Medical School a Win in Resident’s Due Process Case: Key Takeaways and 6 Steps You Can Take Now

What’s the Difference Between Expulsion and Dismissal? Understanding Education Sanctions

Connecticut Supreme Court Opinion Sheds Light on Quasi-Judicial Standard in Context of University Disciplinary Proceeding

Third Circuit Finds that Deliberate Indifference to Third-Party Conduct May Lead to Title IX Liability

College Cleared in Due Process Challenge Because Student Failed to Participate in Offered Process

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