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.
March Additions to Our Databases
In March, Title IX for All added:
- 8 lawsuits by accused students to the Title IX Lawsuits Database for a total of 857
- 5 resolved Title IX investigations to the OCR Investigations Database for a total of 856
- 24 Title IX attorneys to the Attorneys Database for a total of 1,654
Kennedy introduces bill to ensure due process for college students in school proceedings
Title IX Sexual Assault Cases and Extraterritoriality
Title IX Probe Into Inappropriate Touching During Water Polo Match Sparks Outrage
Stanford University employee charged with lying about rapes
A Stanford employee was “said to have admitted” to lying about two rapes on campus and has been charged. The reports led to “campus-wide electronic alerts, which prompted widespread fear and a protest in October by hundreds of students who marched to demand university officials do more to protect students.”
Sixth Circuit Affirms “Professionalism” Proceedings May Minimize Due Process
“We have previously held, however, that dismissing a medical student for lack of professionalism ‘amounts to an academic judgment to which courts owe considerable deference.'”
Multimillion-Dollar Payouts Are on the Rise in Sexual-Misconduct Lawsuits. Colleges’ Insurers Have Had Enough.
“After the rulings are handed down in sexual-misconduct lawsuits against colleges, a second legal battle quietly begins. Determining who pays the legal fees and settlements — which, in the most sweeping cases, can total hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Court records reveal College sued for discrimination in Title IX
Attorneys at Nesenoff and Miltenberg represented and settled in favor of the plaintiffs in two of the three Title IX lawsuits brought against Grinnell College.
Video Discussion: Title IX and the Major Questions Doctrine
“Do elements of modern Title IX administration constitute a major question that Congress is best suited to consider? If so, how will this impact the future administration of Title IX regulations?”
Northwestern University AEP fraternity shut down for multiple violations
Federal judge dismisses Title IX case against Utah universities involving former Utah linebacker
“While a federal judge in Utah dismissed the Title IX case Friday, the victim’s alleged attacker is still facing criminal charges in Utah courts for the same incident.”
Former U. Md. student cleared of sex assault claims sues school, 2 ex-members of campus advocacy group
Colorado Colleges and Universities May Soon Face New Liability for Handling of Title IX Claims
Hopeless Wake Forest Motion to Dismiss Denied a Day After Filed
2.8 million more women than men graduated college from 2016-2020
“The educational landscape in higher education dramatically changed after Title IX was signed into law on June 23, 1972. And it was not merely the law that transformed the educational outcomes 50 years later.”
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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.
March Additions to Our Databases
In March, Title IX for All added:
- 8 lawsuits by accused students to the Title IX Lawsuits Database for a total of 857
- 5 resolved Title IX investigations to the OCR Investigations Database for a total of 856
- 24 Title IX attorneys to the Attorneys Database for a total of 1,654
Kennedy introduces bill to ensure due process for college students in school proceedings
Title IX Sexual Assault Cases and Extraterritoriality
Title IX Probe Into Inappropriate Touching During Water Polo Match Sparks Outrage
Stanford University employee charged with lying about rapes
A Stanford employee was “said to have admitted” to lying about two rapes on campus and has been charged. The reports led to “campus-wide electronic alerts, which prompted widespread fear and a protest in October by hundreds of students who marched to demand university officials do more to protect students.”
Sixth Circuit Affirms “Professionalism” Proceedings May Minimize Due Process
“We have previously held, however, that dismissing a medical student for lack of professionalism ‘amounts to an academic judgment to which courts owe considerable deference.'”
Multimillion-Dollar Payouts Are on the Rise in Sexual-Misconduct Lawsuits. Colleges’ Insurers Have Had Enough.
“After the rulings are handed down in sexual-misconduct lawsuits against colleges, a second legal battle quietly begins. Determining who pays the legal fees and settlements — which, in the most sweeping cases, can total hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Court records reveal College sued for discrimination in Title IX
Attorneys at Nesenoff and Miltenberg represented and settled in favor of the plaintiffs in two of the three Title IX lawsuits brought against Grinnell College.
Video Discussion: Title IX and the Major Questions Doctrine
“Do elements of modern Title IX administration constitute a major question that Congress is best suited to consider? If so, how will this impact the future administration of Title IX regulations?”
Northwestern University AEP fraternity shut down for multiple violations
Federal judge dismisses Title IX case against Utah universities involving former Utah linebacker
“While a federal judge in Utah dismissed the Title IX case Friday, the victim’s alleged attacker is still facing criminal charges in Utah courts for the same incident.”
Former U. Md. student cleared of sex assault claims sues school, 2 ex-members of campus advocacy group
Colorado Colleges and Universities May Soon Face New Liability for Handling of Title IX Claims
Hopeless Wake Forest Motion to Dismiss Denied a Day After Filed
2.8 million more women than men graduated college from 2016-2020
“The educational landscape in higher education dramatically changed after Title IX was signed into law on June 23, 1972. And it was not merely the law that transformed the educational outcomes 50 years later.”
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.