Ashling A Ehrhardt

August 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

While it is hard to discern exactly what difficulties schools will face in the wake of changing injunctions, it is clear that the sooner this issue is resolved, the better for both the schools and the students the Title IX rules are meant to protect.

By Sydney Smith Forquer and Ashling A. Ehrhardt

6 minute read

September 25, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The informal resolution process is a powerful tool that gives parties a say in the outcome. It is student-centered and trauma-informed and saves expenses, time and resources, reducing stress for those involved.

By Ashling A. Ehrhardt, Sydney Smith Forquer and Allison Wisniewski

10 minute read

August 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent court recommendations and comments following this vein provide insight both into how the expected 2023 Title IX regulations, and the prescribed hearings therein, may be classified by the courts and what choices the parties may make in light of that classification.

By Sydney Smith Forquer and Ashling A. Ehrhardt

7 minute read

September 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 31, the court will hear two cases challenging affirmative action in university admissions: Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, notably brought by the same anti-affirmative action group, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA).

By Sydney Smith Forquer and Ashling A. Ehrhardt

6 minute read

August 04, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The proposed regulations will advance educational equity and opportunity for women and girls across the country to ensure that every student in America, from kindergarten through a doctorate degree, can achieve her dreams."

By Ashling A. Ehrhardt

8 minute read

September 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

When the Department of Education (ED) issued the final rule in May 2020 mandating compliance by Aug. 14, 2020, one of the most hotly contested issues was cross-examination and the effects of not participating in it. Pursuant to the new regulations, parties and witnesses had to appear at live hearings and answer every question on cross-examination.

By Christopher A. Carusone, Ashling A. Ehrhardt and Sydney M. Smith

7 minute read

August 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The new Title IX regulations went into effect one year ago, but with fewer or no students on campus, it's tough to say how the new regulations would have played out with in-person classes and students living on campus.

By Christopher D. Carusone and Ashling A. Ehrhardt

6 minute read

August 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

As colleges were scrambling to adjust to the new normal of virtual learning—and all of the challenges that brought—the Department of Education dropped another bombshell May 6 with the issuance of its final rule, requiring that schools be compliant by Aug. 14.

By Christopher D. Carusone and Ashling A. Ehrhardt

7 minute read