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Does Your DEI Program Violate the False Claims Act?

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On May 19, 2025, the DOJ announced the establishment of the “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” which seeks to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate, and possibly take civil action against, recipients of federal funds...more

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The Future of the False Claims Act

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On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to “aggressively” pursue...more

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DOJ announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

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Feds continue to focus on contractors’ DEI programs. Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum on May 19 advising recipients of federal funds that the federal government intends to vigorously enforce...more

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University of Oregon Title IX Suit Presses Forward…Women Athletes Successfully Argue for Case to Continue Amid Photo Comparisons...

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An Oregon federal judge denied the University of Oregon’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the University of disproportionate investment in women’s sports and “glaring inequalities in facilities, finances, and...more

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New Year Promises Challenges to Employer DEI Programs

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January 1 marked the effective date for a number of new state laws that attempt to restrict certain employers’ use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. State legislatures are restricted under the First...more

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Reverse Gender Discrimination Under Title IX

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Issues of student sexual misconduct on university campuses continue to be of great concern for universities nationwide. Even when a university has implemented thoughtfully constructed grievance procedures it may have to...more

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Professor Terminated For Relationship With Admitted Student Allowed to Move Forward With Title IX Retaliation Claim

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A former non-tenured professor at the University of North Texas has filed suit claiming that he was fired in retaliation for his participation, as the accused, in a campus investigation of a graduate student’s sexual...more

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Supreme Court Upholds University Affirmative Action Admissions Policy

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On June 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court held for the second time that race may be taken into account when public universities and colleges admit students. In a 4-3 decision (Justice Kagan recused herself based on her prior...more

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Fisher, the Sequel: Supreme Court Upholds Public University’s Affirmative Action Program

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On June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the race-conscious admission program that a public university used for undergraduate admissions was lawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the...more

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United States Supreme Court Approves Race-Conscious Admissions Policy

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On June 23, 2016, in its second trip to the United States Supreme Court, the High Court ruled in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, et al. No. 14-981 (June 23, 2016) that the University of Texas’ (“UT”) race-conscious...more

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