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 Louisiana, it's good 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 at almost all schools across Louisiana and across the United States for that matter. If a party finds it necessary to appeal a finding and or a sanction, the grounds that the particular college or university allows would have to be specifically met. For example, will it be an argument that there was a procedural error or defect that led to the outcome? Will it be a disproportionate sanction argument? Will it be an argument that there's now new evidence that could change the outcome of the case? Or will be a combination? When presenting the appeal itself, it's got to be as strong and as effective as possible. Bearing in mind the school policies, one of the most important considerations is that an appealing party have the help of an experienced attorney advisor when appealing a case in Louisiana.
