The Department of Education's 2024 Title IX regulations became effective August 1, 2024, but only in about half of the states. Because of the pending litigation and preliminary injunctions issued by various courts across the...more
8/6/2024
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Over a year after proposing sweeping changes to the current Title IX regulations and delays on the official release date, the Biden Administration has officially released its revised Title IX regulations for all education...more
4/29/2024
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On June 23, 2022, the 50th anniversary of the Title IX Education Amendments of 1972, the Biden Administration's Department of Education issued its proposed amendments to the current Title IX regulations. These proposed...more
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