Every month, we distribute a “Title IX Recap,” providing a highlight of the previous month’s litigation, advocacy, and other Title IX-related matters. As always, more information on any lawsuits by accused students or Title IX OCR resolutions will be found in our Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database respectively.
Fourth Circuit Holds that Title IX Respondents have a Protected Due Process (Liberty Interest) in a Live Hearing and Cross-Examination
“Going forward, cross-examination will materially assist in ensuring a meaningful hearing in higher education disciplinary proceedings. This is particularly true where, as here, (1) the resolution of a disciplinary charge turns on credibility determinations, and (2) the potential sanctions are severe.”
Motion to Dismiss Granted in Doe v. Princeton
“Plaintiff’s allegations of differential treatment, at best, reflect a bias against alleged perpetrators and in favor of complainants and indicate nothing about gender discrimination. And where there are allegations of bias in favor of victims, without further allegations specifically regarding gender, courts have held these claims have failed to adequately plead a Title IX claim.”
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Volleyball Players’ Title IX Complaint
The Court held that the University of South Alabama did not respond with deliberate indifference, as the accused coach was placed on administrative leave, the players did not notify “appropriate persons” to put the school officially on notice, and the players’ reports of non-Title IX misconduct do not put the school on notice for Title IX purposes.
National Women’s Law Center Seeks to Defend Biden Title IX Rule
Court filings are available in the linked webpage. “On February 28 and March 31, 2025, NWLC filed motions to intervene in the Kentucky [Tennessee v. McMahon] and Texas [Carroll Independent School District v. Department of Education] cases on behalf of clients Jane Doe (an anonymous plaintiff) and the Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) in order to defend the Biden Title IX rule.”
The Harvard Crimson: Grad Student Union To Ask for Access to Third-Party Arbitration in Title IX Cases
“The proposal would allow workers to bring harassment and discrimination cases to an external arbitrator, and has been one of the union’s key goals since its creation in 2018.”
How to Find an Effective Title IX Advisor: Three “Must-Haves” and More
If you have been accused, finding an effective Title IX advisor can seem like a daunting task at first. This guide will help simplify the process.
Cornerback Maxwell Hairston, Cleared by Title IX Investigation, Picked by The Bills
General Manager Brandon Beane’s comments: “That was fully investigated by the school. There’s everything out, he even volunteered to do a polygraph and had notes. It was one of those where there was zero — zero — information saying that this actually happened to what the accusation was. Just like anything in this world, you can’t just take someone’s account and think that’s the truth.”
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Every month, we distribute a “Title IX Recap,” providing a highlight of the previous month’s litigation, advocacy, and other Title IX-related matters. As always, more information on any lawsuits by accused students or Title IX OCR resolutions will be found in our Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database respectively.
Fourth Circuit Holds that Title IX Respondents have a Protected Due Process (Liberty Interest) in a Live Hearing and Cross-Examination
“Going forward, cross-examination will materially assist in ensuring a meaningful hearing in higher education disciplinary proceedings. This is particularly true where, as here, (1) the resolution of a disciplinary charge turns on credibility determinations, and (2) the potential sanctions are severe.”
Motion to Dismiss Granted in Doe v. Princeton
“Plaintiff’s allegations of differential treatment, at best, reflect a bias against alleged perpetrators and in favor of complainants and indicate nothing about gender discrimination. And where there are allegations of bias in favor of victims, without further allegations specifically regarding gender, courts have held these claims have failed to adequately plead a Title IX claim.”
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Volleyball Players’ Title IX Complaint
The Court held that the University of South Alabama did not respond with deliberate indifference, as the accused coach was placed on administrative leave, the players did not notify “appropriate persons” to put the school officially on notice, and the players’ reports of non-Title IX misconduct do not put the school on notice for Title IX purposes.
National Women’s Law Center Seeks to Defend Biden Title IX Rule
Court filings are available in the linked webpage. “On February 28 and March 31, 2025, NWLC filed motions to intervene in the Kentucky [Tennessee v. McMahon] and Texas [Carroll Independent School District v. Department of Education] cases on behalf of clients Jane Doe (an anonymous plaintiff) and the Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) in order to defend the Biden Title IX rule.”
The Harvard Crimson: Grad Student Union To Ask for Access to Third-Party Arbitration in Title IX Cases
“The proposal would allow workers to bring harassment and discrimination cases to an external arbitrator, and has been one of the union’s key goals since its creation in 2018.”
How to Find an Effective Title IX Advisor: Three “Must-Haves” and More
If you have been accused, finding an effective Title IX advisor can seem like a daunting task at first. This guide will help simplify the process.
Cornerback Maxwell Hairston, Cleared by Title IX Investigation, Picked by The Bills
General Manager Brandon Beane’s comments: “That was fully investigated by the school. There’s everything out, he even volunteered to do a polygraph and had notes. It was one of those where there was zero — zero — information saying that this actually happened to what the accusation was. Just like anything in this world, you can’t just take someone’s account and think that’s the truth.”
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