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SCOTUS Sets Up Debate Over Standard in ADA and Rehabilitation Act Cases, Rejects Heightened Standard for Student...

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On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, No. 24-249, holding that discrimination claims brought under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Chairman Cassidy Unveils Senate HELP Committee Budget Reconciliation Bill

On Tuesday, June 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the text of its budget reconciliation bill, accompanied by a section-by-section summary and a one-pager. This release follows the...more

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SCOTUS Rules Bad Faith or Gross Misjudgment Not Required for Students to Establish Section 504 or ADA Claims Against School...

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On June 12, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that claims based on educational services brought under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of...more

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Final Approval of House Settlement Clears a Path for NCAA Institutions to Pay Student-Athletes Directly

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On June 6, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken issued a long-awaited final approval of a $2.8 billion settlement in the blockbuster House v. NCAA antitrust case that paves the way for direct sharing of revenue...more

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Paused Payouts: Title IX Appeal Delays $2.8B NCAA Athlete Payments in House Settlement

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It didn’t take long for the first legal challenge attacking the game-changing House v. NCAA settlement agreement. Eight female student-athletes filed an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on June 11 arguing that the...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, June 16, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Urges Moral Clarity After Minnesota Lawmaker’s Assassination - Following the politically motivated killing of Minnesota House Leader Melissa Hortman and the shooting of state Senator John Hoffman, Pennsylvania...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill: Update on Provisions for Nonprofits

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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, hereafter the “Revised House Bill”). The Revised House Draft Bill contains certain changes to the original bill that was released...more

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An Unprecedented Semester: Higher Education Faces Challenges From Washington

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Running a college has never been an easy job. But as this academic year draws to a close, higher education is experiencing new challenges with potential long-lasting impacts....more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Lower Standard Applies When Suing Schools Under Disability Laws

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As we previously reported in our Supreme Court preview alert, this term the Supreme Court heard a lawsuit regarding what standard of liability applies when a student with a disability sues a school under the Americans with...more

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Hiring an External Title IX Investigator 

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Published on: June 16, 2025 An ATIXA Tip of the Week by Joseph Vincent, M.L.S. Hiring an external investigator to conduct a Title IX investigation can be expensive, and it’s not always necessary. Many institutions have...more

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Legal Update for Special Education Law – Case Law Update - June 2025

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Third Circuit Upholds Award of Attorneys’ Fees Despite Student’s Loss Before Administrative Law Judge - Augustyn v. Wall Twp. Bd. of Educ., No. 23-3156, 2025 WL 1352259 (3d Cir. May 9, 2025) - The student was unsuccessful...more

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Supreme Court: Stop Holding Disabled Students to a Higher Bar

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Must a student with a disability prove that their school acted in “bad faith” to win a discrimination case? Until now, courts in some parts of the country said yes, requiring disabled students to meet a higher standard than...more

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Final Approval for House v. NCAA Settlement Brings New Era, More Litigation

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The world of college sports enters historic new territory after Judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval to the $2.8 billion settlement of the federal class-action antitrust lawsuit House v. NCAA on June 6, 2025. Much ink...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Defines "Sex" in MHRA Public Accommodation Case: Potential Implications for Employers

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Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court firmly held that “sex” refers only to “one’s biological classification as male or female” under the provision of the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) prohibiting discrimination in public...more

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Cleaning the Cupboard—Six More Decisions in One Day, and a Largely Harmonious Court - SCOTUS Today

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As the end of the term seems to be rushing towards us, the U.S. Supreme Court issued six more opinions yesterday, mostly unanimous or near unanimous....more

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The House, Carter, and Hubbard Settlement

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On June 6, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), power conferences, and...more

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Federal Full Court Press: Landmark Bipartisan NIL Bill Seeks to Harmonize State-by-State Patchwork and Redefine Amateurism

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College athletics is racing headfirst into a new era – and some lawmakers want Congress to be the referee. With the bipartisan introduction of the Student-athlete Protections and Opportunities through Rights, Transparency,...more

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Legal Showdown: Harvard and Trump Administration Spar Over Alleged Federal Civil Rights Violations, Federal Funding Freeze

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Since President Trump's return to office in January, his administration has intensified efforts to combat antisemitism on college campuses, positioning the issue as a central pillar of its civil rights agenda....more

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Rising Congressional Warnings to American Universities Signal Greater Scrutiny Over PRC-Linked University Programs

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Congress is deepening its scrutiny of U.S. universities that have academic partnerships with Chinese institutions, emphasizing concerns over national security and the use of federal research funding. A series of congressional...more

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Final Approval of House Settlement Reshapes College Athletics Landscape

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After five winding years in court, the most talked about class action lawsuit settlement in college athletics – House v. NCAA – has finally been approved by Judge Wilken in the Northern District of California. This landmark...more

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Transgender Accommodations and Parental Rights

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A Pennsylvania federal district court held that a school district may have violated fundamental parental rights by not informing a parent of her child’s request to be considered transgender. In 2022, an eighth-grade...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 12, 2025

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today: Parrish v. United States, No. 24-275: This case addresses the procedural requirements for filing a notice of appeal after the original deadline to appeal...more

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Protecting Your Child: What to Do If Your Child Is Assaulted at School

We routinely field frantic calls from parents asking us what to do once their child has been assaulted at school by another student. In the age of social media and cameras placed all over school property, it has been...more

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Mandated Risk Assessment of Students: Part One – Authority to Mandate

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At NABITA, we are often asked whether a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), CARE team, Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) team, or, in some instances, the Threat Assessment Team (TAT) has the authority to...more

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When the Academic Year Ends and the Title IX Complaint is Still Open 

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As the academic year draws to a close, Title IX practitioners may feel increased pressure to resolve outstanding Title IX complaints before graduation, summer breaks, and other transitions. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...more

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