On Monday, March 3, Linda McMahon was confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Education by a vote of 51 to 45. Since President Trump’s inauguration, even without a confirmed...more
3/6/2025
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Recent executive orders, federal guidance, and enforcement activity have made clear that the Trump Administration plans to interpret and apply Title IX in new and different ways. This includes an understanding of sex as an...more
2/27/2025
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Educational Institutions ,
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Gender Identity ,
New Guidance ,
Title IX ,
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On February 14, 2025, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague Letter about legal obligations for educational institutions under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the...more
2/20/2025
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Department of Education ,
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Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
With a promise to deliver the “largest deportation” in the history of the United States, President Trump’s 2024 campaign foreshadowed a new era of immigration policy and enforcement. The first two weeks of the second Trump...more
2/5/2025
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
State and Local Government ,
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Universities ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In this client alert, we discuss three week-one executive orders that reflect promises President Trump made on the campaign trail to attack DEI. Below, we summarize the key provisions for the private sector, discuss what...more
1/24/2025
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Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Trump Administration
As anticipated, the second Trump Administration began with the release of numerous executive orders. In this client alert, part of Jenner & Block’s “First 100 Days” series, we unpack three orders that target diversity,...more
1/24/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
OFCCP ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On April 19, 2024, the US Department of Education issued the final version of its new and long-awaited Title IX regulations. The Final Rule’s release follows a notice-and-comment period that drew over 240,000 comments from...more
5/1/2024
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Educational Institutions ,
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Investigations ,
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
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Sexual Conduct ,
Title IX ,
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