On January 9, 2025, in State of Tennessee v. Cardona, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-072-DCR, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky vacated the Title IX Final Rule that was issued by the U.S. Department of...more
On July 2 and July 11, 2024, two more federal courts issued preliminary injunctions preventing enforcement of the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations, scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2024....more
7/22/2024
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On June 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a preliminary injunction staying enforcement of the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations....more
6/18/2024
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The final regulations amend § 34 C.F.R. 106.1, et seq. According to a statement from the Department announcing the final rule, “The unofficial version of the final regulations is available here. In addition, the Department...more
4/22/2024
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On March 8, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity,” making clear his...more
3/15/2021
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