Plagiarism allegations are common in colleges throughout the United States. In fact, one survey alleges more than one out of three undergraduate students has copied material from others at one point or another....
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...
While many advocates of due process rights have heralded most of the changes announced to the Title IX regulations, not everyone is happy. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – a group that has filed suit to protect due...
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...
Mediation is a common practice in civil courts of law throughout the country. It is a form of alternative dispute resolution that allows parties to sit down and come to an agreement in a non-confrontational way. Often, mediation...
One of the most complicated aspects of Title IX investigations involve claims of sexual assault between students while attending a study abroad program. Title IX is designed to prevent sexual discrimination or harassment from...
Significant changes to Title IX guidance have been in the works since the early days of the Trump Administration. Now, after years of hearings and rewrites, these final rules are set to go into effect on August 14, 2020....
Under current Title IX guidance, the rights of the accused are extremely limited. In an effort to support the complaining witnesses involved in these campus assault allegations, the Department of Education has drastically...
In an academic setting, many allegations of plagiarism stem from the intentional copying of another person’s written works. In the digital age, this has become especially common. While intentional or direct plagiarism...
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...
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...
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...
At student disciplinary hearings across the country, colleges have made it abundantly clear that Title IX provides accusers with an array of rights. They are entitled to pursue their allegations in a manner that is not allowed in...
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in serious delays for many disciplinary hearings on college campuses. These campuses are generally closed to students, many of which are sheltering far away. Despite these...
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...
While every allegation at the center of a Title IX complaint is different, many of these incidents share some common factors. Most complaints occur during the regular school year, and many of them involve incidents that occur on...
Why Did The Department of Education Require Penn State to Overhaul their Title IX Procedures?
April 14, 2020
Despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has limited the function of some government entities, the U.S. Department of Education continues to aggressively pursue Title IX investigations. In March of this year, the...
In-person meetings and classes have become all but impossible in the days of the coronavirus. This has greatly diminished the ability of colleges, universities, and high schools to go about their regular business. Thankfully, many...
Are Confidential Therapist-Student Records Available as Evidence in New York Title IX Lawsuits?
April 8, 2020
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...
Will the Department of Education Delay New Title IX Regulations at the Behest of Interest Groups and State Attorneys General?
April 7, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a number of delays and setbacks in the field of education. If a collection of advocacy groups and state attorneys general get their way, the proposed Title IX regulations could suffer the...