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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 13 - February 2025

Generally, the last day of a legislative week can end around noon. Not so for lawmakers today!  It turned into a hectic day with lawmakers pushing forward the people’s business so that they could return home for a long...more

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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

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Gender Equity Consideration in School-Sponsored Sports Policies

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As independent schools work to promote equity, understanding, and inclusion of students across the gender spectrum on their campuses, it seems that legislative efforts on the state and federal levels are moving in the...more

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Transgender legal update

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On December 16, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found that the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) policy to deny requests for sex marker changes on birth certificates by transgender...more

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ISBE Guidance Addresses Legal Rights of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming Students

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School districts across the country are facing uncertainty when it comes to the legal rights of transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students. A lawsuit in Connecticut and a bill in Arizona, for instance, aim to...more

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Illinois State Law Protections for Transgender Students Increase As Slowdown in Federal Enforcement Continues

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In a recent decision, the Illinois Human Rights Commission (IHRC) ruled that Illinois schools cannot limit transgender students’ unfettered access to the locker rooms that correspond to their gender identities. The decision...more

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Governor Pritzker Signs Executive Order Addressing Gender Identity in Illinois Schools

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On June 30, 2019, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order aimed at studying and providing recommendations on legal rights and supports in the school environment for transgender, non-binary, and gender...more

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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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