On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a Memorandum emphasizing the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and DEI-like programs....more
The Civil Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have directed the Civil Division to use its enforcement authorities to “advance the administration’s policy...more
6/25/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Domestic Policy ,
Educational Institutions ,
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Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Public Policy ,
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Higher educational institutions have experienced outsized attention in the early days of the second Trump Administration. A trio of three recent executive orders suggests that the Administration’s focus on higher education is...more
4/28/2025
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Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Higher Education Act ,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Following its February 14, 2025, “Dear Colleague Letter,”outlining DEI programs that could result in a loss of federal funding by February 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the “Department”)...more
3/5/2025
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Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Title VI ,
Universities
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the “Department”) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to “clarify and reaffirm” that schools, colleges and universities receiving “federal financial...more
2/20/2025
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Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
The federal government awards billions of dollars each year in sponsored research funding to institutions of higher education, academic research institutions, non-profit organizations, and companies—making federal grants an...more
5/30/2024
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Accounting Standards ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
Materiality ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Pleading Standards ,
Research and Development ,
Sponsors ,
Whistleblowers
According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (“NCSES”), a key driver in the scientific and technological accomplishments of U.S. research universities is the volume of federal support for research...more
9/7/2023
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Colleges ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Educational Institutions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
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Russia ,
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