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Title IX Heads to US Supreme Court: Department of Education Seeks Relief From Enjoining Dozens of Unchallenged Provisions

"First, the district court plainly erred in enjoining dozens of provisions that respondents have not challenged and that the court did not find likely unlawful," the stay application argued. "Like the injunction in Labrador, that sweeping relief ignores the fundamental principle that equitable relief must be tailored to match the plaintiffs' injuries and legal claims."
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New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Rules New York State Board of Law Examiners Is Immune From Bar Exam Accommodations Suit

"The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to address profound discrimination against individuals with disabilities and to allow people with disabilities to use their potential, their knowledge, their talents to make the world better for everyone," said plaintiff's counsel, Mary Vargas, a partner at Stein & Vargas, in Washington, D.C. "This decision clears the way for state professional licensing entities to discriminate and in so doing deprives all of us of the gifts that people with disabilities have to offer."
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Law.com

Two Circuit Judges Show Glimmer of Hope for Administration in States' Title IX Regulation Challenges

"The Sixth Circuit has telegraphed that the expansion of Bostock v. Clayton County's definition of sex discrimination into other areas, including Title IX, is likely dead on arrival or at least in for a substantial uphill battle," Patricia Hamill, a member and co-chair of the Title IX and campus discipline practice at Clark Hill, said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Teacher's First Amendment Claim Allowed to Proceed Against District Following Jan. 6 Rally Suspension

"A public employee's right to speak about matters of public concern must not be allowed to halt the operations of, say, a public school. On the other hand, the degree of disruption required will vary depending on the speech at issue," wrote U.S. District Judge John M. Gallagher for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Law.com

Joshua Wright's Counsel Criticizes Congresswoman's Requests for GMU's Title IX Investigation

"There is a long history of false accusations destroying the lives of innocent people, like Joshua Wright, including those recognized by important court rulings," Jesse R. Binnall, a partner with Binnall Law Group in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote. "There is a reason Americans do not trust their Congress – wasting resources based upon an obvious hit piece cannot be a good way to earn back their trust."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Staring Down 'Enrollment Cliff,' Troutman Pepper Team Devises Strategy to Keep Schools Open

The University of the Arts isn't the first small college to land in financial peril, and more schools are likely to find themselves in a crunch in the coming years.
6 minute read

Law.com

GMU Intends to Comply With Congresswoman's Information Request Regarding Joshua Wright Allegations

Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, cited an investigative report in The Wall Street Journal on law school professor Joshua Wright, who allegedly used "his influence over academic and career opportunities to seduce young female law students into inappropriate sexual relationships or to harass them sexually at various points during the period 2004-2023, when he served on the faculty."
5 minute read

Law.com

Taking Sides on Title IX: Attorneys General Continue to Dispute Inclusion of Gender Identity in Final Rule

"We will keep fighting to protect gender-diverse students, who suffer worse health and educational outcomes when they are not supported in schools, and against sex-based discrimination in all its forms," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Title IX Complaint Alleges Accused Princeton University Students Have Low Odds of Success

Princeton's Committee on Discipline reportedly convicted more than 98% of the respondents who appeared before it in the more than 700 cases resolved during the 2021-22 academic year.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Four Firms Launch Class Actions After University of the Arts' Sudden Demise

Two of the suits are on behalf of former employees, while two are on behalf of former students.
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