Holland & Knight previously explained how injunctions issued in many states blocked enforcement of 2024 Title IX regulations in those states (a list that eventually grew to 26 states) and how a Kansas federal district court's...more
Holland & Knight previously explained how a Kansas federal district court's unique injunction against the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) enforcement of the 2024 Title IX regulations impacted schools nationwide....more
A federal district court in Kansas enjoined the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) enforcement of the 2024 Title IX regulations in a unique manner that impacts educational institutions nationwide. The decision...more
7/19/2024
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Educational Institutions ,
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Gender Identity ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Schools ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Attorneys General ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed on Jan. 12, 2021, landmark legislation addressing sexual violence on college and university campuses. The new law is the state's version of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex...more
1/18/2021
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Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
Governor Baker ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Title IX ,
Universities
After a lengthy notice and comment process and much anticipation, new Title IX regulations were issued by the U.S. Department of Education on May 6, 2020. The regulations comprise approximately 25 pages, and the preamble to...more
5/15/2020
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Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
OCR ,
Rape ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the federal government has provided financial assistance opportunities that may be available to private elementary and secondary independent schools under the...more
Two divisions of the federal government have weighed in on the recent legal controversies surrounding accommodations for transgender students. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S....more
5/18/2016
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Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
OCR ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender