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 New York, 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 New York, if a party is seeking to appeal a finding and/or outcome, the particular college or university's appealable grounds would have to be specifically met. Was there a procedural defect or error or a failing on the school's part that led to the outcome? Was the sanction disproportionate to the finding? Is there new evidence available that was not reasonably available at a prior time or is it a combination of appealable grounds that would allow for an appeal? When appealing a Title IX case in New York, because of what's involved and what's at stake, one of the most important considerations is to have the help of an experienced attorney adviser.