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Corporate Counsel

Proposed Title IX Rules May Bring Clarity to GCs, Help to Defendants

Rules in the works at the U.S. Department of Education might help clarify some of the issues university GCs face around sexual assault and harassment cases. But they're unlikely to be a cure-all.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Moravian Student Sues School Over Sexual Assault Response

A Jane Doe plaintiff says the school created a hostile environment by failing to remove the alleged assaulter from her classes and residence hall.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Growth of Environmental and Energy Law Education in Pennsylvania

A recent informal survey of the nine Pennsylvania law schools (University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Penn State, Dickinson, Widener, Villanova, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel and Temple) shows that each school offers basic courses in environmental law and at least some aspects of energy law.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating the Evolving Field of Transgender Rights in Independent Schools: Part II

Private schools across the country continue to grapple with how to properly educate all students in light of still-developing issues regarding transgender rights, as well as continuing legal uncertainty about those rights.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2018 Lifetime Achievement Honorees

Our annual award honors lawyers whose careers have helped shape the legal profession.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lifetime Achiever: Richard Riley, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Richard Riley, the former South Carolina governor and education secretary under President Clinton, has given his career to advancing children's education.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Parrotheads and Lawsuits: Buffett Endorses Graham for Governor

That shouldn't be too surprising. The iconic Florida entertainer and businessman has had some history with the Graham family.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Holds UC Regents in Contempt in UCSB Stalking Case

A state court judge in Santa Barbara found that the school's revised decision in a case she sent back to the school for further review was "merely a poorly rewritten decision that appears to be a justification for the earlier result."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Court Revives Claremont McKenna Student's Appeal Over Sexual Misconduct Suspension

The Second District Court of Appeal held that in a case that turned on believing the accuser's version of conflicting accounts, the process should have included opportunities to hear from the accuser in person or by video conference and to ask her appropriate questions.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Student Expelled on Sex Assault Charge Can't Sue Rider as 'Doe,' Judge Says

The plaintiff's fear of social stigma fails to outweigh the general interest in favor of open judicial proceedings, U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne Bongiovanni ruled. And a statement to the media by Doe's lawyer in connection with the case also weighs against granting permission to proceed anonymously, she added.
4 minute read

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