Although not yet completely abolished, the U.S. Department of Education will be stripped of much of its authority during the coming weeks of the Trump administration. How will that impact the rights and opportunities of students? As lawyers for college students who have focused our practice on enforcing rights provided to students, faculty, and staff …

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The vast majority of states in the U.S.—44–have passed criminal statutes outlawing hazing activities on school campuses. At first glance, it might seem that when federal lawmakers passed a new anti-hazing law, it might be similar to the state laws in application and bring uniformity to the prosecution of hazing offenses. However, the new law …

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Last fall, the settlement proposed to put an end to the antitrust cases against the NCAA and college conferences with respect to student-athlete compensation raised big questions about revenue sharing arrangements for student-athletes and whether Title IX would apply to those arrangements. At the time, the Department of Education unofficially said that schools would need …

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A “reasonable” expectation of privacy is a hallmark of American society and many people consider it a sacred right. But all rights are not without their limits because they must be balanced against the rights and interests of others. In some places, we have a diminished expectation of privacy because of those competing interests. Public …

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