The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) issued new guidance this week clarifying that it will immediately cease enforcement of the part of 34 C.F.R. § 106.45(b)(6)(i) that...more
On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The Executive Order explicitly extends the holding of...more
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After the Department of Education published the final Title IX regulations in May 2020, an open question remained as to how education institutions should treat pending Title IX investigations based on complaints filed before...more
Educational institutions hoping for a last-minute reprieve from the new Title IX regulations scheduled to go into effect August 14 are out of luck. Earlier this week, the Southern District of New York denied a nationwide...more