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Client Alert: Title IX vs. States' Rights: Who Will Win?

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Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public...more

Montgomery McCracken

Challenge to State Regulatory Rules Offering Protections for LGBTQ+ Students Filed in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

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When we wrote in August about the impact of the Supreme Court’s Loper-Bright decision on the various federal district court rulings invalidating the Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX regulations, we reminded readers...more

Snell & Wilmer

Trump Signs Order Aimed at the Department of Education – Potential Impacts on Schools, Students, and the Future of Federal...

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On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the process to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) — a historic move that could fundamentally reshape oversight of education in the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Impacts on K-12 and Higher Education After Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Eliminating the Department of Education

In a move aimed at delivering on one of his most ambitious campaign promises, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and shift authority over education...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 9 - January 2025

After weeks of talking about the concepts of a plan, Governor Brian Kemp finally pulled back the curtain on his comprehensive tort reform package on Thursday. Backed by more than a hundred citizens representing a broad...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New Title IX Regulations Halted in Additional States and at Hundreds of Institutions as Department of Education Continues to...

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With the August 1, 2024, effective date of the Department of Education’s April Title IX regulations (Final Rule) just weeks away, court action in pending lawsuits challenging the Final Rule across the country continues. The...more

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Title IX Regulations Enjoined in Four More States as Department of Education Appeals Earlier Injunctions

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On July 2, Judge John Broomes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas handed down yet another preliminary injunction blocking the Title IX regulations issued in April, following on the heels of similar orders...more

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Title IX Regulations Enjoined in Six More States

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On June 17, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction staying the effective date, and enjoining enforcement, of the new Title IX regulations in the states of Indiana,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 4, April 2024

Welcome to the fourth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. We begin this edition with discussion of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released its...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2024

Welcome to the first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. In this edition, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: -...more

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Connecticut Supreme Court Opinion Sheds Light on Quasi-Judicial Standard in Context of University Disciplinary Proceeding

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Recently, the Connecticut Supreme Court analyzed the availability of absolute immunity for participants in quasi-judicial proceedings, specifically in relation to the dismissal of a complaint by a Yale University student...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor- Education Law Insights, Issue 2, February 2023

Win in Court doesn’t Assure More Pennsylvania School Funding - “Pennsylvania is the latest state where the public school funding system was found to be unconstitutional, but the experience in other states suggests there’s...more

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District Court Enjoins EEOC and Department of Education Guidance Protecting LGBTQ Rights

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On July 15, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee entered a preliminary injunction barring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Education (ED) from enforcing...more

Venable LLP

Time for Spring Cleaning! Key Handbook Updates for the 2022-2023 School Year

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Spring has arrived, which means that it is time for independent schools to consider updating their employee and parent-student handbooks for the 2022-2023 school year. As many schools experienced a surge of conduct, mental...more

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Kentucky Offers Clarity Over Non-Attorney Advisors in Title IX Proceedings

There are a number of unanswered questions regarding the recently updated Title IX ("TIX") regulations. However, the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) has answered one of them—does a non-attorney who represents a party as an...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Sweeping New Campus Sexual Assault Law

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Massachusetts has recently enacted a sweeping new campus sexual assault law that adds additional requirements to complement Title IX. Massachusetts has joined the growing number of states that have passed comprehensive...more

Carlton Fields

High School Female Athletes Fail to Score on Class Certification

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii recently denied female student-athletes’ motion for class certification under Title IX even though it rejected the defendants’ attacks on mootness and standing as well as...more

Franczek P.C.

Impact of Changes in Federal Government’s Transgender Approach in Illinois

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A flurry of recent news reports signals a marked change by the Trump administration of the Federal government’s approach toward the rights of transgender students in public education. What, if any, practical implications do...more

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Public University Required To Disclose Sexual Assault Disciplinary Records

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Recently the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a controversial, but unanimous decision requiring the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ("UNC-CH") to release its students' sexual assault disciplinary records. ...more

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House Bill 2: What It Does and Does Not Do (A Private Sector Business Perspective)

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H.B. 2 does not preclude private sector businesses or employers from adopting policies that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity nor regulate their decisions with regard to employee or...more

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