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'It's a Great Day to Be a Gator Lawyer': UF Takes Top Spot on Bar Exam

The average passage rate for all first-time takers this July was 76.6%, meaning this university stands 14 percentage points above the average.
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Law.com

Federal Judge Won't Stop Title IX Investigation Into Former GMU Law Professor

A federal judge in Virginia found Thursday that former George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School professor Joshua Wright cannot stop a Title IX investigation into claims that he used his academic influence to seduce female law students—dismissing all but one of his claims against the university.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Updated Title IX Rule and State Laws Continue to Protect Students From Sex-Based Discrimination

Important new federal Department of Education regulations took effect nationwide on Aug. 1, strengthening protections against sex discrimination and harassment in public schools under Title IX.
3 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Blocks New Hampshire Law Banning Transgender Girls From School Sports

U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty said the law "on its face, discriminates against transgender girls," and said the bill's "disparate treatment of transgender girls because they are transgender is clear on the face of the statute."
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge Pauses Landmark $2.75B NCAA Settlement Proposal, Parties to Hash Out More Details

"This provision was carefully negotiated. It is a central part of the deal, and without it, I am not sure there will be a settlement to submit," Rakesh Kilaru, a partner with Wilkinson Stekloff and counsel to the NCAA, said.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Rutgers Taps Lowenstein Sandler to Investigate 'Ugly,' 'Disturbing' Allegations Made by Women's Gymnastics Team

At a Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council event Aug. 30, Gov. Phil Murphy called the allegations "really ugly and very disturbing."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Veteran Professor Seeks $2.5M In Compensatory Damages in Discrimination Suit Against Texas Southern University

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge OKs Student's Title VI Discrimination Retaliation Claim Against University of Pennsylvania

"We are pleased that the court agreed that the claims in this case should move forward. We are looking forward to pursuing these claims further in discovery to so we can address UPenn's discriminatory actions, which have negatively impacted the education and future of a bright student," said the plaintiff's attorneys, Kristen Mohr and Andrew T. Miltenberg of Nesenoff & Miltenberg.
5 minute read

Law.com

'Learn to Live in the Gray Area': Schools Across the Nation Face Patchwork Implementation of New Title IX Rules as School Year Begins

"There are certain things in the 2024 rule that, even if you are not adopting, the institution might still want to implement. Things like student training or employee training are needed to put yourself in the best position to defend against any potential Title IX actions. But it is still unclear, and I think we will have to learn to live in the gray area," said Scott Goldschmidt, a partner with Thompson Coburn in Washington, D.C.
4 minute read

Law.com

US Supreme Court Won't Rescue Biden Administration's Revised Title IX Rules in Challenged States

"The lower courts concluded otherwise because the new definition of sex discrimination is intertwined with and affects many other provisions of the new rule," the majority wrote. "Those courts therefore concluded, at least at this preliminary stage, that the allegedly unlawful provisions are not readily severable from the remaining provisions."
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