On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The Executive Order explicitly extends the holding of...more
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After the Department of Education published the final Title IX regulations in May 2020, an open question remained as to how education institutions should treat pending Title IX investigations based on complaints filed before...more
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released its long-awaited final regulations revising requirements for educational institutions subject to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX). The...more
In a major shift from past guidance, the U.S. Department of Education proposed new regulations for how colleges and universities are to address allegations of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, under Title IX. If...more