An approach used by the current presidential administration to further policy goals expressed in administrative guidance has sparked debate over the purpose and use of civil rights laws. Proponents say the administration is using the laws to provide the protections they intended, while opponents of the approach claim that the administration is weaponizing the laws …

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Whether motivated by jealousy, insecurity, or some other factor, accusations against the academic integrity of students are at an all-time high. Electronic communications and artificial intelligence have certainly created new ways to cheat, but that does not give instructors or administrators the right to apply sanctions based on unproven accusations. Far too often, however, that …

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Title IX cases dredge up tremendous amounts of negative emotions. There’s a lot of anger, a sense of betrayal, fear, frustration, and an overwhelming need for justice. Regardless of the outcome of the case on campus, one or possibly both parties involved will feel that they have been badly treated and that the consequences are …

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The majority of medical schools in the U.S. require prospective students to submit their primary application through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Even those that do not use the standardized AMCAS application will usually ask if an applicant has been the recipient of any “institutional action” by a college or medical school for unacceptable …

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July 2025 – Nesenoff & Miltenberg, LLP obtained a favorable ruling on behalf of a former tenured professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Virginia who was terminated from his employment after false allegations of misconduct led to findings of responsibility in Correa v. The Rector and Visitors of the University …

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