Last summer, at about the time Title IX proponents were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark legislation, the Biden Administration released their eagerly-anticipated proposals for revising Title IX regulations that had been sharply adjusted during the Trump Administration in 2020. During the next three months, the Department of Education accepted comments on the proposals. …

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Provisions in the Education Amendments of 1972, now referred to simply as “Title IX,” were enacted to eliminate gender-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding, which by extension includes almost all colleges and universities as well as public primary and secondary schools. While Title IX affects all aspects of school programming and extracurricular …

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It’s been more than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller P.L.L.C. that victims of intentional discrimination on the basis of a disability cannot recover damages for emotional pain and suffering from entities that receive federal funding. The holding effectively bars the recovery of emotional distress damages under …

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For those who are anxiously waiting to find out the current legal standing of LGBTQIA+ students who feel thwarted in their efforts to participate in college athletics, the new Title IX athletics guidance issued recently by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a disappointment. While the guidance can prompt educational …

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