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Hutchison PLLC

Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week

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What does it take to guide a company from early investment to a major private equity transaction? In this special Founder Shares live episode, recorded at Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, Tim McLoughlin of CoFounders Capital...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Announces New Initiative Aimed at Entities Receiving Federal Funds; Specifically Targets Higher Ed

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On May 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced via a memo titled “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the Memo) an initiative to use the False Claims Act (FCA) against federal contractors and recipients of federal funds...more

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DOJ Announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: Department Will Seek To Use The False Claims Act To Enforce Civil Rights Laws Against...

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On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative within the Department of Justice to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

“NIL Go”: Deloitte Establishes Basic Framework to Review Third-Party NIL Deals

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A three-page memo distributed to schools provides further clarity regarding Deloitte’s role as the approved clearinghouse for name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, as outlined in the House settlement and guidance documents....more

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DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Signals Expansive Enforcement Threat for Employers Receiving Federal Funds

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. This is a coordinated enforcement effort aimed at using the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, where appropriate,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Department of Justice Launches “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” to Target DEI Through False Claims Act

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On Monday, May 19, 2025, Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum establishing the “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “Memorandum”), in the latest signal that DOJ intends to...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

DOJ Announces New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting DEI

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo on May 19, 2025, announcing the DOJ’s establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. The initiative will “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Why Schools Should Start Security Planning Now: Leveraging Summer to Build Safer Campuses

As the end of the academic year approaches, school administrators face a critical but often overlooked opportunity: the chance to proactively plan for next year’s physical security needs. School safety is always a top concern...more

Foley Hoag LLP

DOJ Formalizes Plan to Use False Claims Act to Enforce “Civil Rights Fraud”

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Key Takeaways: - The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of a new initiative focused on using the False Claims Act (“FCA”) to pursue “Civil Rights Fraud.” - DOJ warned FCA claims could arise when a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

DOJ Announces Initiative to Use False Claims Act to Investigate DEI Practices

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On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General announced its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and pursue claims against entities...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Compensatory Education vs. Extended School Year Services Under IDEA

As attorneys representing families and students with disabilities, we are often asked about the differences between compensatory education and Extended School Year (“ESY”) services for students with disabilities. While both...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Two Courts Found the Department of Education’s Anti-DEI DCL Unlawful: Where Are We Now?

On April 24, 2025, two U.S. District Courts issued Orders finding the U.S. Department of Education (DOE)’s Feb. 14, 2025 “Dear Colleague” Letter (DCL) to be unlawful and narrowly restricting the DOE’s enforcement of the DCL....more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (5/19)

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As IL GOP slams possible tax hikes, Pritzker says ‘funding is there’ for budget - “When legislators return to the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, they’ll have just 11 days before the deadline to pass an annual plan on...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Justice Department Launches Initiative Targeting Contractors’ and Grantees’ DEI Programs, Anti-Semitism, and Transgender Policies

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) establishing the Department of Justice’s “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “Initiative”). The program “will utilize the False...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trump Administration Announces False Claims Act Investigation Into Harvard

On May 15, 2025, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration has opened a False Claims Act (“FCA”) investigation into Harvard University’s admissions procedures. Michael C. Bender & Michael S. Schmidt, Trump...more

Proskauer - Tax Talks

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Relevant Provisions for Nonprofits

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On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Committee released an updated text of draft tax legislation (the “House Draft Bill”)...more

Franczek P.C.

Week in Review: Get Ready for SCOTUS’s Upcoming Education Law Decisions and Catch Up on Recent FLSA, Higher Ed, and EEOC Guidance

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This week, we are catching up on developments from the Department of Labor for determining whether someone is an independent contractor or employee, a nomination to restore a quorum at the EEOC, continued cuts to K-12...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Disparate Impact Under Fire: What EO 14281 Means for Equal Opportunity

Since the 1970s, federal civil rights statutes—and many state analogues—have imposed liability for ‘disparate impact’: when facially neutral policies disproportionately harm protected groups. Liability can attach even without...more

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Employer Rollercoaster: Determining Work Authorization for Employees on TPS, Humanitarian Parole, or Authorized for Employment as...

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The last three months have been a rollercoaster ride for employers trying to determine whether certain employees will retain work authorization. The Trump administration is pushing for significant changes affecting employees...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Exempt organization revenue raisers under House tax bill

On May 12, 2025, the Republicans from the House Committee on Ways and Means released an updated draft tax bill. Several of the provisions in the draft would affect tax-exempt organizations. The bill will almost certainly...more

Mayer Brown

Purpose Built Student Accommodation and the Renters’ Rights Bill: Where Are We Now?

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As the Renters’ Rights Bill (the "Bill") makes its way through the Committee Stage of the House of Lords, its implications for student accommodation have emerged as one of the more technically difficult areas to address....more

Goldberg Segalla

EPA Settles with Pennsylvania Schools Over Alleged Asbestos Violations

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced May 6 it had reached a settlement with Scranton, Pa. schools regarding alleged asbestos violations. The EPA alleged the school district had failed “to include all required...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

House GOP Tax Proposal Targets Nonprofits

On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft version of the Republican-led tax bill, "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill" (the "Bill"), which is designed to advance President Trump's tax reform agenda. The...more

Allen Matkins

Is This Harvard Magazine Article Incorrect?

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There have been numerous news reports about the discovery of an original Magna Carta at the Harvard Law School Library, including this article in Harvard Magazine.  According to these reports, a document previously...more

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Proposed Tax Legislation: Implications for Tax-Exempt Organizations

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This week, the US House Ways and Means Committee released tax legislation that includes several provisions relevant to tax-exempt organizations....more

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