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Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Higher Ed: New Lawsuit Challenges Federal Grant Program for Hispanic-Serving Institutions

A new lawsuit will test the legality of grant programs of the U.S. Department of Education for colleges and universities, charging that these programs unlawfully discriminate based on race or ethnicity....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

First Circuit Upholds Massachusetts Law Barring COVID-19 University Student Refund Claims Against Constitutional Challenge

On May 22, 2024, the First Circuit denied panel rehearing and rehearing en banc on its decision to uphold summary judgment in favor of Boston University. See Dutra v. Boston University, No. 23-1385, 96 F.4th 15 (1st Cir. Mar....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

What’s New in Pregnancy and Parenting on Campus: New Regulations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the...

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Over the last several years, we have seen an increase in focus on the rights of pregnant and parenting people on campus in higher education—from a string of recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions, to new federal...more

Franczek P.C.

Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Block Indiana University Vaccine Policy

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Like many higher education institutions, Indiana University will require all students, faculty, and staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus this fall, subject to certain exemptions. Eight students who...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Eighth Circuit Affirms Decision Overturning University’s “Deregistration” of Religious Groups

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In a decision of significance for campuses across the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a trial court ruling overturning the University of Iowa’s “deregistration” of a campus Christian group,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Unprecedented Litigation Insights, Issue 26, October 2020

This 26th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning to now-familiar topics involving liability protection for businesses, wrongful death lawsuits (particularly those...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 18, 2020

This 18th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us return to what, even in these early days of the pandemic, must be considered as some of the hottest topics. Thus, we discuss new...more

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