As we gear up to see what the new administration brings, we’re continually fine-tuning our databases to increase the scope of data presented, expand existing features, and make them easier to use. After the launch of the OCR Investigations Database last month, we’ve circled back to the Title IX Lawsuits Database and implemented a flurry of changes, along with minor changes in other areas. A description is provided below.

Title IX Lawsuits Database

1. The database has been renamed to the Title IX Lawsuits Database (from the Title IX Legal Database).
2. We removed the expiration date for the free trial and effectively merged the free trial with the database “guide” into a new model that walks users through lawsuit, school, court, judge, and attorney data. Users can interact with and try out tables, search engines, maps, and other modules.
3. Visible upon logging in, a new “welcome” page has been added. From there, users can springboard to other areas of the database and see a sample of recent database updates so they will know what has changed since they last logged in.
4. Wherever lawsuit and school records are displayed, the database now provides a tally of the number of OCR’s Title IX investigations regarding that school. Search engines and interactive tables of lawsuit and school records can now be sorted by the number of OCR investigations.
5. In addition to the tally of OCR investigations, users who are subscribed to the OCR Investigations Database and the Title IX Lawsuits Database will see a table of information on specific OCR investigations in all related lawsuit and school records, including investigation documents, complaint types, investigation outcomes, and so forth.
6. The option to save lawsuits now appears on every page where lawsuit records are shown, including the oral arguments page.
7. All pages dedicated to details on individual law firms, schools, and federal courts now display interactive maps of their current locations in addition to listing their addresses.
8. The Oral Arguments page now provides more information related to each lawsuit and more links to related records.
9. The submit data and updates form has been retired. In its place, users who have any updates or bug reports are now encouraged to send them directly by email to [email protected]. Email links are provided at the top of most database pages.
10. Various formatting changes have been made to make the database more user-friendly.
11. The database front page should now load faster due to some back-end streamlining.

OCR Resolutions Database

Users who are subscribed to the OCR Investigations Database and the Title IX Lawsuits Database will now be able to see a table of lawsuits against schools subjected to OCR investigations whenever they view those school records.

Account Settings

1. Previously, users could only access their account settings by logging in directly to the Title IX Lawsuits or OCR Investigations databases. A new Account Settings page has been added that is accessible directly from the main menu of the website so that users can more quickly and directly access their account info and settings.
2. The Account Settings page now provides more information on current subscription info (this change went into effect two weeks ago).