In April of 2024, the Department of Education approved New Title IX rules, which are scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2024. Our firm is closely monitoring ongoing challenges to these new rules in court, and is working hard to provide you the most up-to-date information. Click here to learn about the current state of Title IX and how we can help if you are facing accusations.
To best understand how to appeal a Title IX case in Connecticut, it's best to have a brief understanding of what Title IX is. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that's intended in part to prevent and address campus sexual misconduct. If a party finds it necessary to appeal a Title IX case in Connecticut, the school would have available grounds in that regard. For example, new evidence, disproportionate sanction, procedural error or defect. One of the important considerations at this stage is that the appeal be as strong and as effective as possible to make sure that a party's rights are articulated to the school in the hope of making sure that the matter is addressed further. One of the most important considerations at this stage if a party is appealing a Title IX case in Connecticut is to make sure that they have the help of an experienced attorney advisor.
