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 Minnesota, 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. This applies to almost all schools in Minnesota. At colleges and universities, for example, whether it's a student, professor, athletic coach, it encompasses various forms. If a party is going to appeal a Title IX case, the school's particular grounds for the appeal would have to be met, be it a failing on the school's part, a disproportionate sanction, new evidence, procedural defect. The grounds itself would have to be articulated. The appeal itself would have to be as strong and as effective as possible. One of the most important considerations if a party is going to appeal a Title IX case in Minnesota is to make sure that they have the help of an experienced attorney advisor.
