With the August 1, 2024, effective date of the Department of Education’s April Title IX regulations (Final Rule) just weeks away, court action in pending lawsuits challenging the Final Rule across the country continues. The...more
7/22/2024
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Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
Gender Identity ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Title IX ,
Universities
On July 2, Judge John Broomes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas handed down yet another preliminary injunction blocking the Title IX regulations issued in April, following on the heels of similar orders...more
7/10/2024
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Appeals ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Government Agencies ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Statutory Authority ,
Title IX
On June 17, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction staying the effective date, and enjoining enforcement, of the new Title IX regulations in the states of Indiana,...more
6/24/2024
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Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
New Regulations ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation ,
State and Local Government ,
Title IX
On July 15, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee entered a preliminary injunction barring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Education (ED) from enforcing...more
7/26/2022
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Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sexual Orientation ,
State and Local Government ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title VII
On July 26, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed the latest case filed by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against the University of Texas at Austin, challenging the university’s use of race...more
7/28/2021
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Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
State and Local Government ,
Student Enrollment ,
Students ,
Summary Judgment ,
Texas ,
Universities
On May 11, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law House Bill 1351 (HB 1351), which requires public and private four-year colleges in Tennessee that are not under the authority of the Tennessee Board of Regents...more
6/7/2021
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Compensation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Governor Lee ,
NCAA ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Student Athletes ,
Tennessee ,
Universities
Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the president and fellows of Harvard College (Harvard) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs...more
7/13/2020
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Colleges ,
Customs ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Harvard University ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Massachusetts Institutie of Technology (MIT) ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Online Education ,
State and Local Government ,
TRO ,
Universities