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How Title IX Helps Online Students Against Cyberbullying

Today, many students complete educational activities online. Whether this activity is part of a hybrid class that is partially online or part of a completely online degree program, more students are turning to the internet to...more

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Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the U.S. Department of Education

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In Tennessee v. Cardona, 2025 WL 63795, a Kentucky federal judge issued an opinion vacating the new Title IX regulations.  In April of 2024, new Title IX regulations expanded the concept of discrimination “on the basis of...more

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U.S. Department of Education Confirms Enforcement of 2020 Title IX Rule

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Confirming an anticipated policy shift, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 31, 2025 that it will enforce Title IX under the 2020 Title IX Rule. The announcement came after a...more

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State of Tennessee v. Cardona: Implications of the Vacatur of the 2024 Title IX Regulations

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On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released its final Title IX regulations regarding sexual discrimination in federally-funded education (the “2024 Title IX Rules”)....more

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2024 Title IX Regulations Are Likely Vacated

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Last year was a turbulent one for Title IX, and although we are just a few days into 2025, this turbulence has persisted into the new year. Yesterday, January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a ruling that...more

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U.S. Department of Education Releases Its Long-Awaited Final Title IX Regulations

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The U.S. Department of Education (Department) on April 19, 2024, released its final regulations for Title IX, the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal...more

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Fourth Circuit Clarifies Contours of Laws Applicable to Tax-Exempt Entities

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The “hook” of many federal anti-discrimination measures, including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act, is “receiving Federal financial assistance.”...more

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Title IX: How Do Colleges and Universities Comply?

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At its core, Title IX appears to be simple – public and private schools receiving federal funding shall not discriminate against any person based on sex. And yet, in application, Title IX is far from simple. What’s more, is...more

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Title IX’s Reach May Expand: Application to Non-Profits and Schools Not Accepting Federal Funding

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In July 2022, two federal district courts on opposite sides of the country issued opinions that have the potential to have a major impact on non-profits and schools not accepting federal funding throughout the country....more

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What every school district must do to comply WITH THE NEW Title IX Regulations Addressing Sexual Harassment

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On May 6, 2020, the United States Department of Education issued its long-awaited Final Regulations (the “Regulations”) that focus on Title IX protections for victims of sexual misconduct. The new regulations impose a number...more

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An Early Read on the New Title IX Regulations

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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

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Department of Education Publishes New Title IX Regulations

On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued long-awaited final regulations governing sexual misconduct in education under Title IX, the law prohibiting sex discrimination in programs that receive federal funding....more

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Garbage In, Garbage Out: ED Department Takes Aim at K-12 Schools “Passing the Trash”

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The confusing messages coming from the U.S. Department of Education continue. We still await more information on if/when a final version of the pending Title IX regulations will be released....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 1. In This Month's E-News: January 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A man from Richland, Washington, is facing life in prison after being convicted of 47 counts of fraud for staging clinical trials that purportedly enrolled dozens of...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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As expected, Theresa May’s Brexit deal was roundly defeated in Parliament yesterday by an overwhelming 230-vote margin, the biggest House of Commons loss for a PM “in recent British history.” Following the vote, Labour Party...more

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U.S. Department of Education Revises Guidance Concerning Campus Sexual Misconduct

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its corresponding regulations prohibit sex discrimination in education programs or activities conducted by educational institutions that receive federal financial...more

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Department of Education Rescinds Obama-Era Title IX Guidance Documents, Introduces New Q&A on Campus Sexual Misconduct

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On September 22, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a Dear Colleague Letter withdrawing the statements of policy and guidance reflected in two key documents about Title IX and sexual violence...more

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OCR Withdraws Obama-Era Title IX Guidance

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On September 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a "Dear Colleague Letter" that withdrew two key Title IX documents issued during the Obama administration—a Dear Colleague Letter...more

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New OCR Title IX Dear Colleague Letter Withdraws Obama Era Guidance

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Late last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the intention of the Department of Education to overhaul the way it addressed sexual misconduct on college and university campuses, as well as in K-12 schools. As...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Department of Education Rescinds Obama-Era Title IX Guidance in Advance of New Rulemaking

This morning, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter rescinding the Obama administration’s school sexual assault guidance. The Department also issued a new set of...more

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Medical Residents and Title IX - What Teaching Hospitals Need to Know

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Last month, Baker Donelson reported the surprise ruling out of the Third Circuit in Jane Doe v. Mercy Medical Center in which the court held that the discrimination and harassment prohibitions of Title IX apply to a private...more

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Third Circuit Endorses Title IX and Title VII Claims of Medical Resident

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Should a medical resident alleging sexual harassment and retaliation be treated as: (i) an employee who can seek relief under Title VII; (ii) a student who can seek relief under Title IX; or (iii) both? And if the answer is...more

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