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DOJ Targets DEI Programs with False Claims Act Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is raising the stakes with a broad new initiative targeting what it calls “illegal DEI.” In a May 19, 2025 internal memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche outlines a Civil Rights...more

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Week 15 in Review: Immigration, Tariffs, and Civil Rights

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The Trump administration continued its focus on immigration and indicated progress in trade talks as this week marked the end of its first 100 days....more

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Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education (Trump EO Tracker)

Requires the Secretary of Education to hold accreditors accountable who fail to meet the applicable recognition criteria or otherwise violate Federal law, including by requiring accreditation seeking institutions to engage in...more

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So You’re Concerned About Losing Federal Funding: 3 Things Schools Should Do Right Now

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Many K-12 and institutes of higher education are concerned about the potential threat to their federal funding given recent changes to the way the government is interpreting existing federal law to achieve certain policy...more

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Federal Government Launched Four Investigations into Discrimination Against Jewish Students at Higher Education Institutions

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On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order combatting antisemitism in the United States. The executive order required the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) “immediate action…to protect law and order, quell...more

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President Biden signs executive order to support LGBTQI+ youth

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In celebration of Pride month, on June 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals. The Order highlights the importance of...more

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HHS Issues “Effective Practices for Preventing Sexual Harassment”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Consistent with Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published recommendations for...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #16

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In Washington - Senate Republicans will delay the release of their coronavirus relief plan until early next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday, assuring Congress will miss a deadline to...more

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ED and HHS Issue Updated Joint Guidance Regarding Student Health Records Privacy

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an updated version of its “Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and...more

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A Word of Warning: Federal and State Resources Aim to Ease School Safety Planning.

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From federal guidance addressing FERPA and the School Safety Commission Report and DOE withdrawal of discipline guidance to Illinois law requiring threat assessment teams and the creation of the Illinois Educational Safety...more

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Departments of Education and HHS Release Joint Guidance on the Relationship Between FERPA and HIPAA

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At the end of 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and U.S. Department of Education Student Privacy Policy Office (ED) issued an update to their joint guidance on the...more

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Cracking the Compliance Code for Student Health Records

As health care providers and professionals, you know that today’s regulatory environment involves multiple and sometimes overlapping frameworks that regulate and protect patient health information. Our recent Legal Alert...more

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New Guidance for Protecting Student Health Care Information

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) provided new joint guidance on the release of certain student records. In summary, this HHS/DOE release...more

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The U.S. Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Release...

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On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released updated joint guidance addressing the application of the Family Educational...more

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Newly Updated Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA To Student Health Records

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On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education issued a "Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health...more

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New Guidance Clarifies Schools Health Records Governed by FERPA Are Not Subject to HIPAA

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New guidance issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises schools that most health information relating to students at federally-funded elementary and...more

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Updated Joint Federal Guidance on Privacy for Student Education and Health Records

For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) have released updated joint guidance addressing the...more

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