An ongoing series of sexual misconduct allegations in a Maine high school erupted onto the national stage when the school suspended a girl for claiming there was a rapist in the school. Now, the ACLU is helping...
How Will Pete Buttigieg’s Title IX Proposals Shake Up Schools?
November 21, 2019
Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination. Our firm closely monitors these...
Skiing Coach Suspended for Title IX Case in Another School: How Far Does Title IX Reach?
November 20, 2019
Another Title IX case is stretching the limits of when it is reasonable for people accused of sexual misconduct to face repercussions from an educational institution. Former Coach Facing Heat from New School for...
Michigan State University continues to get sued under Title IX. In the most recent lawsuit, a student claims that she was “dissuaded” by school staffers from reporting two sexual assault allegations....
Schools Finally Breaking Silence About How Difficult it is to Comply With Title IX Law as Amendments Get Delayed
November 18, 2019
Any doubt that the ongoing revisions to Title IX law are causing uncertainty in colleges across the country should be put to rest now that Harvard University has openly admitted that its attempts to revise its own code...
Why is a Former Football Coach Defending His Actions in a Title IX Lawsuit that Does Not Even Name Him as a Defendant?
November 13, 2019
Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination. Our firm closely monitors these...
The Department of Education Argued in Court that Their New Title IX Rules are Optional. What Could Be the Fallout?
November 12, 2019
In our last blog post, we discussed the outcome of a crucially important Title IX case from California – SurvJustice Inc. v. DeVos. Here, we discuss the potential ramifications of the arguments that the...
Did the Department of Education Just Win a Case by Claiming Their New Title IX Regulations Aren’t Binding?
November 7, 2019
Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination. Our firm closely monitors these...
Can a Fired Faculty Member Claim Their Discharge Was the Result of Gender Discrimination?
November 6, 2019
Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination. Our firm closely monitors these...
Few Students Know Their School’s Definition of Sexual Misconduct
October 30, 2019
A disturbingly low percentage of students at Ivy League schools say they are confident that they understand their school’s definition of sexual misconduct. The lack of understanding means that lots of students go...
Can a Student Hold a College Liable for “Covering Up” Her Title IX Claim if She Only Reported it to the Mother of the Accused?
October 25, 2019
Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination. Our firm closely monitors these...
Hundreds of Philadelphia Area Students Busted for Fake IDs: Will the School Take Disciplinary Action Even Though It was Off-Campus?
October 24, 2019
Hundreds of underage college students in the Philadelphia area could be facing disciplinary action after being caught with fake IDs in a bar. While the massive bust happened off-campus, there are some colleges that have...
California Court Awards Accused Student for Proving USC’s Title IX System Was Unfair
October 23, 2019
A judge has ordered the University of Southern California (USC) to pay the attorney’s fees of a student that it had promptly expelled after he was accused of raping a female student in violation of Title IX....
School Claims Student Accused of Title IX Violations Has No Property Interest to Trigger Due Process Rights
October 21, 2019
A Wisconsin college is trying to get a court to dismiss a male student’s federal lawsuit claiming the school violated his due process and equal protection rights during a Title IX case. The arguments put forward in...
A college in Connecticut that previously only accepted women applicants is back in the news, and again, it has to do with their new men’s basketball team. One of the workers in the school’s athletic department has...
In our last blog post, we discussed the continued fallout from a canceled field hockey game at Kent State University. The short of it is this: A women’s field hockey game between Temple and the University of Maine...
Canceled Field Hockey Game Gets Reopened When Kent State’s Title IX Investigation Finds It Did Nothing Wrong
October 10, 2019
A misunderstanding or, at worst, a tone-deaf decision by the athletics department at Kent State University led another college to file a Title IX claim against them. Now, the fallout from the decision has gotten worse...
High School Taking Heat for Letting Accused Rapist Stay in School With Victim Until He Pled Guilty
October 8, 2019
Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination. Our firm closely monitors these...
Schools that Diligently Pursue and Report Title IX Cases Can See Enrollment Suffer Under Clery Act
October 7, 2019
Changes in recent years to Title IX law have focused on pushing victims of sexual assault and other misconduct to report the incident to their college if it happened on campus. The practical, and completely...
Title IX Complaint Filed Solely Because Alleged Misconduct Happened in Campus Building
September 30, 2019
A Title IX complaint about sexual misconduct has been filed with Ohio State University that showcases how broad Title IX’s scope has become, and how quickly alleged victims are now filing complaints. Columbus Opera...