Northwestern Law Dean: Let Students "Vote With Their Feet"
By now, the Supreme Court's June 2023 Students for Fair Admissions decision overturning affirmative action precedent, which Venable wrote about here, and has prompted institutions of higher education (IHEs) to review their...more
On March 11, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan of 2021 ("Rescue Plan"), a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package with the goal of providing financial relief to Americans and incentives to stimulate the...more
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — or private whistleblowers bringing suit on the DOJ’s behalf — to investigate and police activity financed with...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides several sources of funding for Institutions of Higher Education (“IHEs”), including about $14 billion for post-secondary institutions through the...more
On August 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit addressed the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, holding that Escobar sets forth the exclusive test for establishing FCA liability under...more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC that an employee's use of medical marijuana to treat a qualified disability may be a reasonable accommodation under...more