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.
The year may be wrapping up, but the due process debate shows no signs of slowing. In November, among other things, we learned of new legislation favoring complainants as well as grim reports of hostility to due process across higher ed and dozens of advocacy organizations. Unfortunately, we also have a new lawsuit in behalf of an accused student who committed suicide – this time, a female student.
We also added twelve new lawsuits to our Title IX Lawsuits Database and eight resolved investigations to our OCR Investigations Database. As of this posting, the below numbers are our current tallies of lawsuits and resolved investigations as tracked in our databases.
News and Articles
Spotlight on Due Process 2021-2022
“FIRE’s research makes clear that when not explicitly required by federal regulations, colleges and universities around the country consistently fail to provide their students with traditional due process protections — including the presumption of innocence, the right to see the evidence against you, the right to face your accuser, and the right to a neutral decision-maker — that Americans so often take for granted.”
Released: “Key Decisions” Upgrade to Title IX Lawsuits Database
This upgrade provides new tools to efficiently access key decisions in a centralized location and then sort and filter those decisions by an array of relevant search terms. It is intended to fill a gap in existing features and create a stepping-stone to a larger future expansion.
Family of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer sues school over her suicide death
“The complaint, filed Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, names several university administrators and alleges that a disciplinary letter sent to Meyers on Feb. 28 was a form of “institutional bullying” and caused distress that “impulsively led her to suicide” that night.”
Senators introduce legislation to bolster Title IX protections
New Title IX bill broadens definition of sexual harassment. Introduced by Senators Bob Casey and Mazie Hirono and Co-sponsored by Senators Corey Booker and Tammy Baldwin. All four wrote a letter to the Department of Education in September demanding the removal of the presumption of innocence for accused students.
Departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services Release First Report to Congress as Part of the Interagency Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education
“As required by the VAWA 2022 Reauthorization, the report focuses on recruiting, retaining, and training the Department of Education’s highly qualified workforce who investigate complaints and enforce Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Clery Act).”
The Anti-Due Process/False Accusers Movement
Coalitions of organizations and public officials have joined forces to demand the following in a Title IX context: (1) the explicit removal of the presumption of innocence, (2) punishment for accused students after courts find their guilt was determined in unconstitutional school proceedings, and (3) immunity for knowingly false accusers.
Stanford University Under Investigation For Sex Bias—Against Men
“According to the complaint filed with the OCR, the elite school offers several programs to support women and no equivalents for men. The Stanford women’s programs are just the latest in a long list of university-based women’s initiatives under fire for violating regulations that prohibit sex discrimination.”
New OCR Investigations, New Database Section
We have recently added eight new resolved Title IX investigations (for a total of 839) and a new section to the OCR Investigations Database. We will summarize both and provide some additional observations about OCR investigations.
UVA Police Department to hire 30% more women by 2030
“The University of Virginia Police Department is making good on its promise to increase the presence of female officers on the force by 2030. Women currently account for about 29% of UPD employees—42 of 141 total—putting the department on track to reach its 30×30 goal on time.”
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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.
The year may be wrapping up, but the due process debate shows no signs of slowing. In November, among other things, we learned of new legislation favoring complainants as well as grim reports of hostility to due process across higher ed and dozens of advocacy organizations. Unfortunately, we also have a new lawsuit in behalf of an accused student who committed suicide – this time, a female student.
We also added twelve new lawsuits to our Title IX Lawsuits Database and eight resolved investigations to our OCR Investigations Database. As of this posting, the below numbers are our current tallies of lawsuits and resolved investigations as tracked in our databases.
News and Articles
Spotlight on Due Process 2021-2022
“FIRE’s research makes clear that when not explicitly required by federal regulations, colleges and universities around the country consistently fail to provide their students with traditional due process protections — including the presumption of innocence, the right to see the evidence against you, the right to face your accuser, and the right to a neutral decision-maker — that Americans so often take for granted.”
Released: “Key Decisions” Upgrade to Title IX Lawsuits Database
This upgrade provides new tools to efficiently access key decisions in a centralized location and then sort and filter those decisions by an array of relevant search terms. It is intended to fill a gap in existing features and create a stepping-stone to a larger future expansion.
Family of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer sues school over her suicide death
“The complaint, filed Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, names several university administrators and alleges that a disciplinary letter sent to Meyers on Feb. 28 was a form of “institutional bullying” and caused distress that “impulsively led her to suicide” that night.”
Senators introduce legislation to bolster Title IX protections
New Title IX bill broadens definition of sexual harassment. Introduced by Senators Bob Casey and Mazie Hirono and Co-sponsored by Senators Corey Booker and Tammy Baldwin. All four wrote a letter to the Department of Education in September demanding the removal of the presumption of innocence for accused students.
Departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services Release First Report to Congress as Part of the Interagency Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education
“As required by the VAWA 2022 Reauthorization, the report focuses on recruiting, retaining, and training the Department of Education’s highly qualified workforce who investigate complaints and enforce Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Clery Act).”
The Anti-Due Process/False Accusers Movement
Coalitions of organizations and public officials have joined forces to demand the following in a Title IX context: (1) the explicit removal of the presumption of innocence, (2) punishment for accused students after courts find their guilt was determined in unconstitutional school proceedings, and (3) immunity for knowingly false accusers.
Stanford University Under Investigation For Sex Bias—Against Men
“According to the complaint filed with the OCR, the elite school offers several programs to support women and no equivalents for men. The Stanford women’s programs are just the latest in a long list of university-based women’s initiatives under fire for violating regulations that prohibit sex discrimination.”
New OCR Investigations, New Database Section
We have recently added eight new resolved Title IX investigations (for a total of 839) and a new section to the OCR Investigations Database. We will summarize both and provide some additional observations about OCR investigations.
UVA Police Department to hire 30% more women by 2030
“The University of Virginia Police Department is making good on its promise to increase the presence of female officers on the force by 2030. Women currently account for about 29% of UPD employees—42 of 141 total—putting the department on track to reach its 30×30 goal on time.”
Thank You for Reading
If you like what you have read, feel free to sign up for our newsletter here:
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Related Posts
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.
