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[Webinar] Elections, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom (Higher Education Series) - September 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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As we head into the November 2024 election and prepare for heightened social and political expression on campus, we'll consider how courts are handling First Amendment and academic freedom concerns for higher education...more

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[Virtual Event] Time with IX: Political Climate and First Amendment Rights - August 15th, 3:00 pm ET

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Join ATIXA’s Member-led DEIB Community of Practice for a crucial conversation on Political Climate and First Amendment Rights. This discussion is both timely and essential for Title IX teams across the nation as they navigate...more

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[Webinar] Title VI, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and the Balancing of Rights - August 8th, 2:00 pm ET

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Colleges and schools tend to value pluralistic communities that offer rich diversity and varied perspectives. That complex tapestry of backgrounds and life experiences adds dimension, but it can also bring strife between...more

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Changing Requirements for Title VI Compliance?

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Case resolutions released by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the past two weeks may be signaling a change in how OCR expects institutions of higher education to comply with Title VI’s mandate...more

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Federal Judge Temporarily Prevents New Title IX Regulations From Taking Effect in Ohio

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On June 17, 2024, a United States District Court judge in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction preventing the 2024 Title IX regulations from going into effect in several states, including Ohio. The 2024 regulations are...more

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Handling Campus Protests: Key Points for Colleges and Universities to Consider and 7 Tips for Your Protest Policy

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As protests erupt across college campuses, educational institutions are grappling with how to handle escalating situations and balance important interests like free speech and student safety. Colleges and universities are...more

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Texas Students' Petition for Emergency First Amendment Ruling

Campuses across the country have ongoing debates regarding many different aspects of free speech. At the heart of these debates is whether efforts to confront bias on campuses intimidate students who want to speak their mind....more

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Protecting Protests on Private Campuses

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After criticism of her testimony before Congress on antisemitism on college campuses, the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Liz Magill, resigned. And, at Pomona College, authorities arrested a professor who...more

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What I Wish I Knew Then: Nadine Strossen

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In "What I Wish I Knew Then" (New York Law Journal, March 22, 2024), Nadine Strossen, former President of the ALCU and Professor Emerita of Constitutional Law at New York Law School, dives into issues of particular interest...more

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Lessons Higher Education Can Learn from Recent First Amendment Litigation

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Our Education Team parses a pair of First Amendment cases that directly affect colleges’ and universities’ free speech policies for employees and students....more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 9, November 2023

The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges - Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more

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[Webinar] DEI, Free Speech and Academic Freedom (Higher Education Series) - February 7th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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The limits of First Amendment protections and principles of academic freedom in higher education institutions seem to be shifting. What are the DEI-related trends on campus? How are lower courts handling First Amendment and...more

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What do I do if my freedom of speech is violated at my university?

College campuses have traditionally been considered bastions of free speech, where students can express their views and engage in robust discussions without fear of censorship or retaliation....more

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[Webinar] K-12 Education Legal Update: What you need to know before the 2023-2024 school year - July 31st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Please join Bricker Graydon K-12 Education Attorneys for a free webinar addressing legal updates on what you need to know heading into the 2023-2024 school year. Attendees will hear updates on a variety of topics, including...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 4, April 2023

ChatGPT’s Impact on Education and Student Data Privacy - Data privacy professionals have characterized the data privacy risks associated with ChatGPT as a “nightmare.” In order to function, open artificial intelligence...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

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Federal Appeals Court OKs Expulsion for High Schoolers’ Instagram Posts

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The School Board expelled two students, Epple and Chen, after their violent and racist Instagram posts about classmates circulated around their high school. The students challenged the school board’s ability to discipline...more

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School District’s Discipline of Students for Off-Campus Speech Affirmed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision held that school officials did not violate students’ First Amendment rights when disciplining them for off-campus social media posts that amounted to severe harassment...more

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Off Campus, but Still Within Reach: Ninth Circuit Affirms a Public High School’s Right to Discipline Students for Online...

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As anticipated, the Ninth Circuit has waded back into the choppy waters of student online and off-campus speech following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2021 ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L and found that a...more

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School District’s Discipline for Off-Campus Social Media Post Violated Student’s First Amendment Free Speech Rights

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In re Appeal of G.S., 269 A.3d 718, 722 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022), appeal denied, 61 MAL 2022, 2022 WL 2447538 (Pa. July 6, 2022) (The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court determined that the expulsion of a student for a social media...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 2, 2022

Welcome to our second edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. We hope you enjoyed our first issue and found it helpful. Our aim is to support the work that you do by bringing...more

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SCOTUS Sides with Public School Football Coach Who was Disciplined for Praying After Games

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The SCOTUS recently ruled in favor of a public high school football coach who lost his job after praying in front of students at the 50-yard line following the school’s football games. The Court held that the coach did not...more

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General Counsel's Corner: Student Social Media and Free Speech on Campus

Free speech on campus—and off—has become a flashpoint for U.S. colleges and universities. Students’ ability to post their comments and concerns online, to forward messages to others for whom they may not have been intended,...more

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General Counsel's Corner: Bias Response Teams - No Easy Answers

Over the past decade, bias response teams have proliferated on college campuses. A survey conducted in 2016 concluded that bias response teams (BRT) existed on “at least 231 campuses” across the United States. Motivated by...more

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The First Amendment Protects Only Some Arizona Students

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Many students are generally familiar with the First Amendment of the Constitution, but they often overlook that it only confers the right “to petition the Government for a redress of such grievances.” As a result, only...more

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