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[Webinar] Title VI Litigation & OCR Resolution Update (Higher Education Free Series) - November 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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What is OCR saying these days about Title VI, and how are the courts approaching Title VI litigation? Join Bricker Graydon Higher Education attorneys for a free webinar on the latest updates in Title VI litigation and OCR...more

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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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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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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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Client Alert: The Supreme Court Declines to Weigh in on Dispute over Campus Speech Policies

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On March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court vacated the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ judgment in a case challenging Virginia Tech’s bias intervention and response team policy, instructing the court to dismiss the case as moot. ...more

Alston & Bird

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

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

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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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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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Student Protest Activity Leads to Massive Verdict Against University - Schools Face Legal Risks Related to Protest Movement

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It may be common to see protest activity on your campus – but thankfully it is not common to see a massive jury award rendered against an educational institute due to that activity. An ongoing dispute at an Ohio college that...more

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#NeverAgain? How Schools Should Respond To Student Protests

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After the February 14 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students began to organize like rarely before to protest gun violence in schools. Protests such as school walk-outs and “die-ins”...more

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Back to School: Preparing for Campus Unrest

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In the wake of the deadly Charlottesville protests, institutions of higher education are under heightened pressure to prepare their campuses for disruption and unrest. Many colleges and universities have open campuses, enjoy...more

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