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NOT SO FAST . . . South Dakota Seeks to Enjoin House Settlement Approval

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With the final approval hearing for the House settlement before Judge Wilken in the Northern District of California set for April 7, the state of South Dakota has continued its battle to prevent that settlement from getting...more

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NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms

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Callan Stein, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care + Life Sciences Industry Group, was quoted in the February 28, 2025 Global Competition Review article, “NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms.”...more

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Balancing the Scales: Court Awards Limited Attorney Fees in Lengthy Title IX Due Process Case

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In this long-running suit against the University of Michigan by a male student accused of sexual assault in 2018, the Court awarded plaintiff $65,067.55 in attorney fees (out of $210,558.15 requested) and $3,982.37 in costs....more

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Florida State and Clemson vs. the ACC: Is There a Way Out for Both?

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Both the Florida and North Carolina courts have now dipped their toes into Florida State University’s (“FSU”) dispute with the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) over the high exit price the school must pay to leave the...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Elusive Litigants, Extraordinary Relief: How Unorthodox Litigation Tactics Endanger DEI Initiatives

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Threats to DEI initiatives are not new, but the types of litigants and lawsuits underlying these threats are evolving. As discussed in previous client alerts, the coordinated attack on DEI programs already extends well beyond...more

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Are Title IX Live Hearings A Thing of the Past?

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Live hearings—the hallmark procedure and one of the most substantial changes under the 2020 Title IX regulations for higher education institutions—may be a thing of the past. This a possible result of the end of the...more

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The Growing Impact of Expert Witnesses in Title IX Cases

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A little more than ten years ago, I received what seemed like an odd request: would I be willing to serve as an expert witness in federal Title IX litigation? My perception had always been that most Title IX litigation...more

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The Role of The Hearing Facilitator Or Title IX Case Manager

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Many campuses, and ATIXA’s One Policy, Two Procedures (1P2P Model), incorporate the idea of having a specific role for a hearing facilitator, even though the role is not specifically contemplated by the regs. I am coming to...more

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When Minor Classroom Misbehavior Escalates to a Federal Court Lawsuit

In a recent case, a seventh grade boy was written up by his teacher because she saw him selling candy in class. The student told an assistant principal that he had hidden the candy in the bottom of a garbage can, and a later...more

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