On February 14, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (DOE) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), which calls for educational institutions to immediately cease race-conscious practices in student...more
2/25/2025
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Race Discrimination ,
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Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Universities
On January 9, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky entered an order vacating the 2024 Title IX regulations (the Final Rule). The case is Tennessee, et al. v. Cardona (Civil Action No. 2: 24-072)....more
1/17/2025
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Vacated
On March 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Houston Community College System v. Wilson, holding that the public censure of one of the plaintiff's elected trustees by his board colleagues did not violate...more