Seyfarth Synopsis: The Seventh Circuit affirmed that a transgender student demonstrated a likelihood of success on claims that his school district’s decision to prohibit him from using the boys’ restroom violated both Title...more
6/8/2017
/ Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Public Schools ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court remanded a highly anticipated transgender rights case back to the Court of Appeals after the Trump Administration withdrew Obama era guidance regarding the rights of...more
3/10/2017
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
Remand ,
School Restrooms ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education jointly issued a “Dear Colleague” letter yesterday withdrawing and rescinding the Obama Administration’s prior guidance letters which instructed schools that...more
2/26/2017
/ Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
Obama Administration ,
Public Schools ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Withdrawal
Seyfarth Synopsis: Increasingly, courts have held that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity violates Title VII. Federal district courts in Nevada and Pennsylvania have recently joined their...more
12/6/2016
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Hostile Environment ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Wrongful Termination
On October 28, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in the matter of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., which asks the Court to weigh in on the issue of restroom access for transgender students. The...more
11/22/2016
/ Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
Public Schools ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: In State of Texas v. United States, a District Court issued a nationwide injunction to enjoin the Department of Education and Department of Justice from enforcing their guidelines on accommodations for...more
8/26/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Gender Identity ,
Injunctions ,
Notice and Comment ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Circuit in a case of first impression held that Title IX entitles transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Though that ruling only discusses Title IX, the...more
5/4/2016
/ Appeals ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
Gender Identity ,
Public Schools ,
Reversal ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender