On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) concerning discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in K-12 and higher education. The DCL articulates the...more
2/21/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Universities
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision prohibiting direct consideration of race in college and university admissions. The Court held that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the...more
6/30/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Race Discrimination ,
Scholarships ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the Supreme Court of the United States held that a plaintiff suing under Title VI (prohibiting race, color, and national origin discrimination), Title IX (prohibiting sex...more
4/29/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Punitive Damages ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Spending Clause ,
Title IX ,
Title VI