March 31, 2022
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two major cases on “race conscious admissions programs'' at Harvard University and University of North Carolina (UNC). Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) sued Harvard University in 2018, claiming their admissions policies discriminated against Asian-American applicants.
March 24, 2022
In January, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the University of Arizona could not be held responsible for off-campus assaults in Brown v. State of Arizona et al. In 2016 Brown, a female student, reported that Orlando Bradford, a University of Arizona football player, assaulted her multiple times in
March 17, 2022
Last week, Republican and Democratic lawmakers passed a $1.5 trillion spending bill that would fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year. In addition to providing aid to Ukraine and domestic federal programs, the bill dedicated $575 million to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which was first
March 10, 2022
In 2021, the inclusion of transgender athletes in athletic programs was heavily debated at the federal and state level. This past June, the Department of Education expanded Title IX guidance to include prohibition on discrimination based on one’s gender identity and sexual orientation. On the state level, 27 states have
March 3, 2022
The most common mistake we see at ICS when institutions and districts are responding to allegations of Sexual Harassment under the 2020 Title IX Regulations is the failure to follow the Title IX formal grievance process for allegations that rise to the level of Sexual Harassment and fall within the program or