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 Nebraska, 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 colleges and universities in Nebraska. The party is seeking to appeal a finding and or sanction the particular schools. Appealable grounds would have to be specifically met, be it a procedural error or defect, a disproportionate sanction. New evidence, for example, when the appeal is presented, the grounds would have to be met. The appeal itself has to be as strong and as effective as possible because so much is at stake. The one of the most important considerations when appealing a Title IX case at a college or university in Nebraska is to make sure that the party has the help of a experienced attorney advisor.
