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.

It Looks Like We Won’t Have Final Title IX Regulations by October 2023… Now What?

“Anticipate a final rule by spring 2024, followed by implementation in summer 2024, if the rule is transmitted to OIRA near the end of August. If not…”

Jury awards $4M to student who said Pacific University mishandled sexual assault complaint against him

The largest-yet jury award for an accused student who sued the school. “A jury last week found that Pacific had not acted in a fair and reasonable way toward Steele and had intentionally caused him emotional distress. The jury sided with Pacific on other counts, however, finding that the school did not violate Title IX…”

Eighth Circuit Reverses $300,000 Award for Title IX Complainant [Chadron State College]

“Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the uncontradicted evidence demonstrates that Chadron acted promptly—nearly immediately—upon learning of the assault…While it is a rare case that reversal is warranted after giving appropriate deference to a jury’s verdict, this is such a case.”

Title IX for All: New Upgrades to Attorney and Law Firm Data, Related Features

“We have expanded the scope of attorney and law firm data in the Attorneys Directory and Title IX Lawsuits Database (including its free trial version). One of the more important changes is that users will now be able to search for and sort attorneys by whether their firms explicitly state on their websites that they specialize in Title IX or student conduct matters.”

St. Norbert Trustee Sues Grad for Defamation

“A former administrator was accused of mishandling sexual assault issues at St. Norbert College. Now he’s a trustee and suing a graduate who publicly criticized his leadership.”

Documents: Miami University’s Litmus Test

Like many schools, Miami University require DEI statements for faculty applicants. Applicants are scored by how well they understand educational barriers facing women. No mention in the DEI rubric of the barriers men face, despite their educational outcomes trailing women’s for decades, hundreds of lawsuits alleging  violations of their rights in Title IX proceedings, numerous publications documenting institutionalized bias against men and boys, and so forth.

Do Title IX Proceedings Count as Legal Processes, or Don’t They?

“Colleges have long gotten around basic rights-of-the-accused norms by arguing that campus tribunals are not the equivalent of trials. If such tribunals are formal legal processes, then accused students must be given rights. If they aren’t, then certain abuse-of-process and witness-immunity questions cannot go accusers’ way.”

Justice Department Secures Title IX Agreement Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Harassment with Case Western Reserve University

“CWRU will undertake campus-wide reforms so that students can attend school and participate in Greek life programming free from sex discrimination, including sexual assault, sex-based stalking and retaliation for filing complaints of sex discrimination.”

We’re Making the Same Title IX Mistakes…Again

Subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education required

“In their proposed form, the regulations strip from accused students virtually all of the procedural protections they currently have under Title IX, unless a local court ruling requires their college or university to employ a fairer process.”

Back to School Means Back to Court for Title IX Sexual Assault Cases

KC Johnson: “We’re ending a period where schools were forced by the Education Department to treat accused students fairly, and we’re going to return to what was a pre-2020 era, where the only defense for a wrongly accused student is going to be the courts — you know, found guilty by your school and then suing in the aftermath”

One year later, when will Matt Araiza get another NFL opportunity?

“Now, even after the criminal investigation against him resulted in no charges (due in large part to a conclusion by prosecutors that Araiza was not present when the alleged rape occurred), he remains without an NFL opportunity.”

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Accused Students Database

Research due process and similar lawsuits by students accused of Title IX violations (sexual assault, harassment, dating violence, stalking, etc.) in higher education.

OCR Resolutions Database

Research resolved Title IX investigations of K-12 and postsecondary institutions by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

Attorneys Directory

A basic directory for looking up Title IX attorneys, most of whom have represented parties in litigation by accused students.

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.

It Looks Like We Won’t Have Final Title IX Regulations by October 2023… Now What?

“Anticipate a final rule by spring 2024, followed by implementation in summer 2024, if the rule is transmitted to OIRA near the end of August. If not…”

Jury awards $4M to student who said Pacific University mishandled sexual assault complaint against him

The largest-yet jury award for an accused student who sued the school. “A jury last week found that Pacific had not acted in a fair and reasonable way toward Steele and had intentionally caused him emotional distress. The jury sided with Pacific on other counts, however, finding that the school did not violate Title IX…”

Eighth Circuit Reverses $300,000 Award for Title IX Complainant [Chadron State College]

“Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the uncontradicted evidence demonstrates that Chadron acted promptly—nearly immediately—upon learning of the assault…While it is a rare case that reversal is warranted after giving appropriate deference to a jury’s verdict, this is such a case.”

Title IX for All: New Upgrades to Attorney and Law Firm Data, Related Features

“We have expanded the scope of attorney and law firm data in the Attorneys Directory and Title IX Lawsuits Database (including its free trial version). One of the more important changes is that users will now be able to search for and sort attorneys by whether their firms explicitly state on their websites that they specialize in Title IX or student conduct matters.”

St. Norbert Trustee Sues Grad for Defamation

“A former administrator was accused of mishandling sexual assault issues at St. Norbert College. Now he’s a trustee and suing a graduate who publicly criticized his leadership.”

Documents: Miami University’s Litmus Test

Like many schools, Miami University require DEI statements for faculty applicants. Applicants are scored by how well they understand educational barriers facing women. No mention in the DEI rubric of the barriers men face, despite their educational outcomes trailing women’s for decades, hundreds of lawsuits alleging  violations of their rights in Title IX proceedings, numerous publications documenting institutionalized bias against men and boys, and so forth.

Do Title IX Proceedings Count as Legal Processes, or Don’t They?

“Colleges have long gotten around basic rights-of-the-accused norms by arguing that campus tribunals are not the equivalent of trials. If such tribunals are formal legal processes, then accused students must be given rights. If they aren’t, then certain abuse-of-process and witness-immunity questions cannot go accusers’ way.”

Justice Department Secures Title IX Agreement Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Harassment with Case Western Reserve University

“CWRU will undertake campus-wide reforms so that students can attend school and participate in Greek life programming free from sex discrimination, including sexual assault, sex-based stalking and retaliation for filing complaints of sex discrimination.”

We’re Making the Same Title IX Mistakes…Again

Subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education required

“In their proposed form, the regulations strip from accused students virtually all of the procedural protections they currently have under Title IX, unless a local court ruling requires their college or university to employ a fairer process.”

Back to School Means Back to Court for Title IX Sexual Assault Cases

KC Johnson: “We’re ending a period where schools were forced by the Education Department to treat accused students fairly, and we’re going to return to what was a pre-2020 era, where the only defense for a wrongly accused student is going to be the courts — you know, found guilty by your school and then suing in the aftermath”

One year later, when will Matt Araiza get another NFL opportunity?

“Now, even after the criminal investigation against him resulted in no charges (due in large part to a conclusion by prosecutors that Araiza was not present when the alleged rape occurred), he remains without an NFL opportunity.”

Thank You for Reading

If you like what you have read, feel free to sign up for our newsletter here:

Support Our Work

If you like our work, consider supporting it via a donation or signing up for a database.

About the Author

Title IX for All is a U.S.-based organization that advocates fairness and equal treatment in education. Our main activities are database development, writing, counseling, publishing, research, public speaking, and networking.

Related Posts

Title IX Recap: What Happened in April 2024?

05/01/2024

Title IX Recap: What Happened in March 2024?

04/01/2024

More from Title IX for All

Accused Students Database

Research due process and similar lawsuits by students accused of Title IX violations (sexual assault, harassment, dating violence, stalking, etc.) in higher education.

OCR Resolutions Database

Research resolved Title IX investigations of K-12 and postsecondary institutions by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

Attorneys Directory

A basic directory for looking up Title IX attorneys, most of whom have represented parties in litigation by accused students.