By Colleen Murphy | August 22, 2024
"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.
By Colleen Murphy | June 25, 2024
"We will keep fighting to protect gender-diverse students, who suffer worse health and educational outcomes when they are not supported in schools, and against sex-based discrimination in all its forms," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.
By Colleen Murphy | May 1, 2024
"The concern, of course, is that institutions, given a choice, will offer processes that are less robust. But this could be shortsighted on the part of institutions as fewer protections for accused students will inevitably lead to more litigation, which could lead to greater cost for institutions," Patricia Hamill, a member at Clark Hill, told Law.com.
By Ross Todd | January 23, 2024
According to court papers, Yale University and Emory University have agreed to pay $18.5 million apiece, Brown University has agreed to pay $19.5 million, and Columbia University and Duke University both agreed to pay $24 million to settle claims they colluded to limit the amount of need-based financial aid provided to undergraduates.
By Andrew Demillo and Rick Callahan | The Associated Press | November 21, 2023
"It makes me feel like there's going to be a child out there who's not going to feel safe at home to tell their parents and the school's going to rat them out for wanting to be called a different name or different pronouns," said Kim Michaelis-Peters, the mother of an 18-year-old nonbinary high school student.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Michael Kenny | September 20, 2023
By striking down affirmative action, the court has provided an opening for certain groups to challenge both public and private diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives (Perkins Coie and Morrison Foerster are defendants in such lawsuits).
By Colleen Murphy | September 12, 2023
"The DOE is obviously going to want to shore things up if they head in a direction where they know, inevitably, there is going to be litigation," Patricia Hamill, co-chair of the Clark Hill's Title IX and campus discipline practice, said.
By Everett Catts | September 5, 2023
"It was the right decision based upon the law, based on the rule that was charged, based upon constitutional considerations which are present when a governmental agency like a board of education acts against an individual such as a student," said Andrew Lampros, the student's attorney.
Daily Report Online | Analysis
By Matthew Romano | July 12, 2023
These 15 wide-ranging matters show what a difference pro bono representation can make in the lives of clients.
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | May 23, 2023
After the U.S. Department of Education found that the Forsyth County school district's decision to remove some books from its libraries may have created a hostile environment that violated federal laws against race and sex discrimination, the district settled the complaint.
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