While we’re not trying to replace Westlaw (and our price reflects that), legal professionals find this resource to be a good supplement. Legal professionals are around thirty percent of our users and are among the leading litigation firms in the country for accused student issues, including the pioneering firm Nesenoff & Miltenberg.

If you are a newly minted attorney or your practice areas have historically been in non-Title IX matters, this database can help you get up to speed. This database can also be helpful if you are a Title IX attorney whose primary work is serving clients in school proceedings.

A key distinction between this database and other legal databases is that this database is tailored to accused student matters. The user experience, tools, and available data reflect that. You will also find differences in our level of service and easy-to-use account management tools (see the “Service” tab in the Summary of Features section below).

Education professionals who use this database include:

Title IX and student affairs staff are interested in information about lawsuits, regulations, attorneys they may be interacting with, and other schools.

Instructors and professors use it for research for academic writing.

And some accused employees use it to find helpful information they can use for their own cases.

Other users of this database include:

Media professionals who use it for reporting on specific cases and documentaries about trends in how universities handle the issues of misconduct and student discipline,

Advocates who use it for raising awareness of specific issues, compiling reports, and staying on top of trends in litigation and regulation,

State lawmakers and their staff who have used it as a reference and research tool,

Risk management professionals concerned about rising litigation fees, costs, and payouts,

And concerned citizens who wish to be more informed on the issues.

Review Hundreds of Key state and Federal Judicial Decisions

Search for, view, and download extensive information on major judicial decisions in state and federal lawsuits by accused students against their educational institutions, such as:

1. Appellate decisions
2. Orders on motions to dismiss (MTD)
3. Orders on motions for summary judgment (MSJ)
4. Injunctive relief orders, such as preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders (PI/TRO)
5. Orders on judgments on the pleadings (J. on Pleadings)
6. Orders on writs of mandate or similar (e.g., Article 78 Proceedings)
7. Verdicts
8. Bench trials
9. Judgments as matters of law (JMOL)

Use Easy Regulatory Provision Lookup, Citation, and Description Tools

With this database, users can efficiently locate, understand, and cite key provisions in Title IX and FERPA regulations regarding grievance procedures and disciplinary outcomes. In government websites, regulatory provisions are often diffused throughout several places, but we have consolidated them into one easy-to-access area and created additional tools to search for critical information.

Search by such pre-defined terms as “advisors,” “cross-examination,” “appeals,” and so forth to find all relevant regulatory sections and subsections. New to the world of Title IX regulations? We provide summaries and descriptions of each provision to help get you up to speed.

Locate and Compare Attorneys and Law Firms Across the United States

Our database contains extensive tables and maps of attorneys and firms involved in advising and representing accused students in school and court proceedings, with an emphasis on the latter. You may be surprised to learn that most firms assisting accused students do not specialize in Title IX or student conduct matters. Additionally, it’s hard to compare attorneys by just looking at their websites – many look good “on paper.”

This database makes locating and comparing attorneys easier. Search and sort attorneys by whether they specialize in Title IX or student conduct matters, their litigation volume, states they have litigated in, whether any of their lawsuits were successful, and so forth. Access their “Detail” pages to pull up their history in accused student litigation. Access interactive maps to browse for law firms both near and far, and more.

Learn More About Schools Facing Litigation

Some schools are hotspots for litigation – usually because they are hotspots for Title IX-related activity in general. Investigations by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and reported crime are also factors.

In addition to Title IX lawsuits, our database cross-references investigations from our OCR Resolutions Database and crime reports required under the Clery Act data to help paint a bigger picture and contextualize what is going on with schools.

Watch / Listen to Hours of Courtroom Arguments

The database provides video and audio recordings of oral arguments as far back as Doe v. Gonzaga University (2001) to the present. We prioritize tracking and presenting oral arguments heard in federal circuit courts.

Oral arguments offer attorneys the opportunity to highlight or clarify arguments raised in their appellate briefs as well as answer judges’ questions. Among other things, oral arguments offer the audience a window into the strategy, rhetoric, and technical nature of legal argumentation, the professional (and sometimes passionate) opinions of legal professionals, and the ability of attorneys to literally think on their feet.

An Array of Powerful and Interactive Tools

Search Engines

Over nine major search engines (and a dozen more minor search engines found on tables, maps, and lists) allow searching by a vast array of data found in primary and related records.

Interactive Maps

A user-friendly way of visually searching for records such as schools and law firms. Great for viewing records relative to their distance or records as clustered or diffused by geographic region.

Interactive Tables

All the features that users expect from interactive tables: searching, sorting, filtering, tabbed views, pagination, and record counts.

Changelog

Stay on top of recently-added data and features.

Examine 100,000+ Pages of Legal Files at No Extra Cost

We track nearly 500 types of legal files across over 11,000 files and 100,000+ pages. Unlike other databases, we do not charge anything extra for downloading files (costs that can quickly rack up!). Users can find files in two places:

1. In pages dedicated to individual lawsuits
2. The “Document Search” section

In the Document Search section, it is possible to to execute searches specifically for, for example, all complaints, or all orders regarding pseudonymity, or all exhibits, and so forth, that are found in the database. Additionally, users can now search across 3,000+ “key lawsuit files” by the full text of those documents. For example, if you want to search across thousands of lawsuit files for documents that contain specific names, words, or phrases, that is now possible.

We anticipate that this section can be useful for a variety of reasons, including:

1. Researching university personnel involved in these lawsuits – such as decision-makers, Title IX coordinators, and investigators – to make arguments regarding potential bias. This can assist with objecting to the bias of decision-makers during the hearing (more robust processes will allow this) or drafting an appeal during the based upon the bias of school personnel. Researching personnel and how they tend to operate can also assist with anticipating biased or unfair actions before they happen. Forewarned is forearmed.
2. Searching for citations to specific lawsuits. There is some flexibility in the results. For example, if you search Khan then you will get both Khan v. Yale and Khan v. Norman (the latter being an excessive force case litigated under a § 1983 and state tort claims, and later cited in an order on a motion to dismiss in Doe v. University of Mississippi et al).

Please note that for reasons of time and cost management (which in turn keeps subscription costs manageable) we do not make attempts to include every file of every case. Here’s our priority system for acquiring and including files:

1. Complaint files containing foundational information about the case, key decisions (decisions on motions to dismiss, for summary judgment, injunctive relief, verdicts, writs of mandate, and so forth), and critical motions (motions to dismiss, for injunctive relief, or for summary judgment, etc.).
2. Various legal memoranda, lower-impact motions (extensions, etc.) and responses and orders regarding such motions, and so forth
3. Exhibits, declarations, and similar files
4. Other low-impact files

We aim to include as many files in the first two categories as possible, and those in the third on a “when desirable” basis. Those in #4 we do not make attempts to seek for the purposes of including, although if users submit files in that category, we will often include them.

Example: the Doe v. Purdue University Key Decision

Click to download and read the decision.

A Straightforward Service

While we love providing a modern, high-tech resource, we also believe in an old-fashioned sense of service that boils down to simply treating people how we would want to be treated. That means:

• Transparent pricing. What you see in the pricing table below is what you get. No “gotcha” pricing in fine print at the bottom of the screen. No surprise prices added on subsequent screens.
• Easy cancellations. Cancel anytime via your account management page. No “must cancel X days before your subscription automatically renews,” no “must call a toll-free number/chat with an agent,” no “must email during business hours” to cancel. Cancellation options are clear and conspicuous.
• Respect of user data. That means no selling of personal data.
• Rapid response. If you are having trouble with the service, let us know. We will respond promptly.

A Unified, Streamlined System

If you are familiar with state court databases, you know that every state has its own system, and those systems vary radically in ease of use, costs, and level of access. Federal courts use the PACER system, a system we have heard attorneys describe as “Byzantine.” This database presents one unified and easy to use system.

Constant Improvement

This database has received well over two dozen upgrades that provide new and impactful features and improve the user experience. We also have ambitious plans to further develop it.

Regular Data Updates

We add new records to our databases and update many existing records weekly. That means there will be something new each week.

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