Event Details About this Event Title IX remains a socio-political and legal football. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (the Department), released its 2024 Title IX regulations, which included significant departures from the 2020 Rule, including expanding the definition of sex-based discrimination and harassment, and broadening what triggers […]
Event Details About this Event Federal grant terminations used to be rare. Under an Office of Management and Budget rule implemented during President Donald J. Trump’s first term, the second Trump Administration has prioritized cancellation of grants, which it has determined “no longer effectuates… the program goals or agency priorities.” When grants are abruptly terminated […]
Event Details About this Event On May 19, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the U.S. Department of Justice was establishing “the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws.” Notably, […]
Event Details About this Event The academic year may be winding down, but federal grants and contracts continue to pose major challenges for colleges and universities. The Trump Administration has put research funding under a spotlight, greatly affecting the sponsored projects ecosystem within higher education. As the situation evolves, additional developments emerge from the administration, […]
Event Details About this Event Litigation is increasingly an inevitability in the postsecondary world. Even when college and university attorneys do everything right and their clients follow the law, institutions may still find themselves defending their decisions in court. Strategic pre-planning is key to successfully meeting the moment when a complaint and service waiver comes […]
Event Details About this Event President Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Saving College Sports” on July 24, 2025, intended to address the rapidly changing landscape of collegiate athlete compensation. The EO focuses on third-party and pay-for-play payments, preserving and expanding opportunities in non-revenue and women’s sports, and protecting college athletics from antitrust and […]
Event Details About this Event The first college games and competitions of the academic year are kicking off, but that doesn’t mean legal issues surrounding college sports had an off-season. Institutions are working on implementation of the House settlement along with quick-moving legal issues surrounding NIL and NCAA policies, the Saving College Sports Executive Order from the […]
Event Details About this Event In a 5-4 ruling on August 21st, the Supreme Court lifted a stay on the cancellation of approximately $783 billion in NIH grants. The Trump Administration linked the canceled grants to DEI efforts. Notably, the fractured ruling held that legal challenges to the grant terminations were “contract disputes” which should […]
