This week, a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that bars the Department of Education from enforcing the interpretation of Title IX that is contained in its May 2016 guidance regarding transgender students. In that guidance, the DoE affirmed that discrimination on the basis of … [Read more...]
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Second Circuit Reinstated Disciplined Student’s Title IX Claim Against Columbia
A student who was disciplined for sexual assault may continue to litigate his claim that Columbia University discriminated against him on the basis of sex, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday. ??The appellate court overturned a lower court decision that had granted Columbia's motion … [Read more...]
Florida accuser tries new tactic
The student conduct hearing process for Title IX cases at colleges and universities can be, among other things: fraught, painful, confusing, offensive, ineffective, and biased. At the University of Florida, one student accuser is attempting to address the latter: bias. She?? refused to take part … [Read more...]
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Pepperdine Withdraws Title IX Exemption
Huffington Post was the first to report this week on Pepperdine University's written withdrawal of an earlier, 1976 request for a religious exemption under Title IX. ??Specifically, the exemption allowed Pepperdine to discriminate against female students by excluding them from opportunities to … [Read more...]
Government Sides With Plaintiff in Case that Tests Title IX’s Application to Off-Campus Sexual Assault
Recently, the federal government sided with two Title IX plaintiffs in ongoing litigation against Kansas State University that challenges the institution's failure to respond to reports of sexual assault committed at off-campus fraternity houses. The federal court's eventual decision in two … [Read more...]