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.
Blockbuster Lawsuit Filed Against 15 Women’s Rights Organizations for Defamation
“The complaint alleges these groups falsely characterized Khan as a “rapist” and made other defamatory statements in a legal filing, which caused him substantial reputational harm.”
State of Texas Challenges Biden Regulations on Due Process and Other Grounds
“Due process require[s] public schools to avoid arbitrary decision making and reduce the risk of erroneous deprivations of protected rights by balancing the individual’s interests with the cost of additional due process measures.” View the complaint and preliminary injunction motion.
Governor Abbott Directs Texas Universities To Ignore President Biden’s Unlawful Title IX Rewrite
“Last week, I instructed the Texas Education Agency to ignore President Biden’s illegal dictate of Title IX. Today, I am instructing every public college and university in the State of Texas to do the same.”
Revolution Number IX
“The move reflects [Lhamon’s] – and Biden’s – long-standing view of the Title IX adjudication process less as an effort to determine the truth of the complainant’s allegation than as a way to design procedures that encourage students to file complaints regardless of their merit.”
Colorado Supreme Court Shatters DU’s “Our Misconduct Policy is Not a Contract” Defense
“DU falls prey to the old adage, ‘you can’t have your cake and eat it too.’” – Justice Samour, who delivered the opinion.
Student’s due process, Title IX claims survive dismissal again
“A former Virginia Tech doctoral student who was only given 24 hours’ notice of a disciplinary hearing and was denied a continuance has plausibly alleged a property interest protected under the 14th Amendment.”
New: Search Thousands of Lawsuit and OCR Resolution Documents by Their Full Text
“This upgrade for the Accused Students and OCR Resolutions databases allows more precise searches that are useful in grievance procedures and general legal research.”
Speedy Settlement in Doe v. SUNY Geneseo
Clocking in at eight days, this settlement is one of the fastest settlements in such lawsuits by accused students. SUNY Geneseo shifted from a Title IX to a “non-Title IX policy” for the hearing before finding an accused student “guilty.”
Five Federal Lawsuits Against the Biden Title IX Rule
The Biden administration’s Title IX rule swiftly meets new legal challenges – and the number of lawsuits has nearly doubled since this post.
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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.
Blockbuster Lawsuit Filed Against 15 Women’s Rights Organizations for Defamation
“The complaint alleges these groups falsely characterized Khan as a “rapist” and made other defamatory statements in a legal filing, which caused him substantial reputational harm.”
State of Texas Challenges Biden Regulations on Due Process and Other Grounds
“Due process require[s] public schools to avoid arbitrary decision making and reduce the risk of erroneous deprivations of protected rights by balancing the individual’s interests with the cost of additional due process measures.” View the complaint and preliminary injunction motion.
Governor Abbott Directs Texas Universities To Ignore President Biden’s Unlawful Title IX Rewrite
“Last week, I instructed the Texas Education Agency to ignore President Biden’s illegal dictate of Title IX. Today, I am instructing every public college and university in the State of Texas to do the same.”
Revolution Number IX
“The move reflects [Lhamon’s] – and Biden’s – long-standing view of the Title IX adjudication process less as an effort to determine the truth of the complainant’s allegation than as a way to design procedures that encourage students to file complaints regardless of their merit.”
Colorado Supreme Court Shatters DU’s “Our Misconduct Policy is Not a Contract” Defense
“DU falls prey to the old adage, ‘you can’t have your cake and eat it too.’” – Justice Samour, who delivered the opinion.
Student’s due process, Title IX claims survive dismissal again
“A former Virginia Tech doctoral student who was only given 24 hours’ notice of a disciplinary hearing and was denied a continuance has plausibly alleged a property interest protected under the 14th Amendment.”
New: Search Thousands of Lawsuit and OCR Resolution Documents by Their Full Text
“This upgrade for the Accused Students and OCR Resolutions databases allows more precise searches that are useful in grievance procedures and general legal research.”
Speedy Settlement in Doe v. SUNY Geneseo
Clocking in at eight days, this settlement is one of the fastest settlements in such lawsuits by accused students. SUNY Geneseo shifted from a Title IX to a “non-Title IX policy” for the hearing before finding an accused student “guilty.”
Five Federal Lawsuits Against the Biden Title IX Rule
The Biden administration’s Title IX rule swiftly meets new legal challenges – and the number of lawsuits has nearly doubled since this post.
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