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Biden-Era Guidance on How Schools Analyze NIL Activity Under Title IX Rescinded

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On Feb. 12, 2025, the Trump administration rescinded the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ guidance on how it planned to analyze name, image and likeness (NIL) activity under Title IX of the Education...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Calling All Future Lawyers: Navigating the Character and Fitness Evaluation for Law School Applicants

Embarking on a legal career is a three-year journey filled with demanding academic and intellectual hurdles. For many students, this journey culminates when they sit for their state bar examination, hoping to earn the right...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Latest NCAA Settlement Directly Targets NIL-Recruiting Ban

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On January 31, the attorney general (AG) for the state of Tennessee and the attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with the National Collegiate Athletics...more

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Maryland Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Civil Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse Cases

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Maryland’s highest court, in a 4-3 decision on February 3, narrowly upheld the Child Victims Act of 2023, a law that retroactively and prospectively repeals the civil statute of limitations for survivors of child sexual...more

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Trump Administration Says Title IX Does Not Apply to NIL Pay, Rescinds Recent Guidance

On February 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration rescinded recent guidance that name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments to college athletes implicate the gender equal opportunity...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Summary of Select 2024 California Real Estate and Land Use Cases Impacting Real Estate Developers

On January 21, 2025, Coblentz litigation partner Skye Langs presented for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Real Property section on the following real estate and land use cases from 2024...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 15 - February 2025

Children and other fans of heavy machinery were delighted on Tuesday as landowners and representatives of forest industries descended on the Georgia State Capitol for Forestry Day at the Capitol. With them, they brought two...more

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Trump Bans Transgender Women Athletes from Participating in Athletics

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In the latest slew of executive orders affecting educational institutions, on February 5, 2025, President Trump signed an order titled, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” This order states, “it is the policy of the United...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

U.S. Department of Education Confirms It Will Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule and Regulations Following District Court Ruling and...

On January 9, 2025, a federal district court vacated a set of Title IX regulations and—at least for now—resolved the question of whether Title IX protects students from discrimination on the basis of gender identity and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Massachusetts District Court Temporarily Blocks NIH Research Funding Cut

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A Massachusetts federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the implementation and enforcement of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) research funding cut (NOT-OD-25-086) (the Rate Change Notice)....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: NIL regulation and challenges to eligibility rules

In this week’s Film Room, we contextualize news regarding potential future NIL regulation and flag developing legal challenges to eligibility rules. NIL Regulation and Enforcement The proposed House settlement includes...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Transgender Student-Athletes From Women’s Sports

On Feb. 5, National Girls & Women in Sports Day, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” declaring “it is the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Opt-In or Out? Essential Insights to Guide Your House Settlement Decision - February 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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If approved, the House v. NCAA settlement will revolutionize college athletics. Starting July 1, 2025, it will require the NCAA and its Division I member institutions to pay nearly $3 billion in damages to current and former...more

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[Event] Higher Education Compliance Conference - June 2nd - 4th, Orlando, FL

Get the latest insights in higher education compliance - Does your role involve: - Conducting Title IX investigations? - Overseeing compliance education and training at an institute of higher learning? - Managing...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Trump Administration’s New Executive Order Targets Campus Antisemitism: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know

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On January 29, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism,” escalating federal efforts to address antisemitism within institutions of higher education. A...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New DOJ Directives Target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices Under Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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Pamela Bondi, the newly sworn in Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a flurry of memos and directives in her first 24 hours on the job. Building on President Trump’s executive orders related to...more

Franczek P.C.

Week in Review: More Executive Orders, More Agency Changes, and a Lawsuit Against the State of Illinois

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Last week was another busy week for the White House, with several notable Executive Orders and more agency leadership changes. As we reported in our previous Week in Review, these sweeping changes are expected given the new...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – EU AI Act Comes Into Force, OpenAI Unveils Research Tool, California State University System Provides AI Tools...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Epstein Becker & Green

The NIH IDC – Where Are We Now

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On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued a Notice (NOT-OD-25-068) entitled “Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates” (the “Notice”), though which NIH announced...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 14 - February 2025

The Georgia State Capitol buzzed on Monday as power players from across the state assembled for Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) Day. Linemen, lawmakers, and electric executives all convened to celebrate the 85th...more

TNG Consulting

Perspectives on ATIXA’s Mentor Match Program 

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Title IX work can be challenging, isolating, and sometimes overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. Through ATIXA’s Mentor Match program, Title IX professionals like us—Amy and Susanne—have found not only guidance but also...more

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NIH Cuts Research Funding for Indirect Costs

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published guidance late on Feb. 7, 2025, setting the indirect cost rate for NIH grants at 15 percent, replacing the negotiated indirect cost rates at many universities, which typically...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences Memo

On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi disseminated an internal memo within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The memo, Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences, explained that the DOJ’s Civil Rights...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

A Game Changer: Unboxing School Sports EO on Transgender Female Athletes

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On Feb. 5, 2025, the White House published executive order (EO) “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” aiming to “protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports [.]” The EO establishes a federal...more

Baker Donelson

Unpacking the U.S. Attorney General's "Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination Preferences" Memo

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The U.S. Attorney General's Office issued a Memorandum, on February 5, 2025, to the employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) directing the DOJ Civil Rights Division to "investigate, eliminate, and penalize illegal...more

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