On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a Memorandum to all Federal Agencies (“Memorandum”) with “guidance for recipients of federal funding regarding unlawful discrimination.” The guidance says it “clarif[ies]”...more
8/8/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Colleges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Race Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Universities
On February 21, a federal court in Maryland preliminarily enjoined three components of Executive Order (EO) 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing) and Executive Order 14173 (Ending...more
Two recent antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into student recruitment practices highlight the agency's increased interest in higher education. These investigations are the latest in a number of...more
On February 22, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice (“ED” and “DOJ,” respectively, and collectively, the “Departments”) issued a two-page Dear Colleague Letter to “withdraw and rescind” policy and guidance reflected...more
2/23/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
School Restrooms ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration