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The Department of Education issued new documents relating to the 2024 regulations. One about Title IX Coordinators—what is the role, what are their obligations, etc. The other is a FAQ on pregnancy or related conditions, and parental, family, and marital status. We...
US SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO ENFORCE PARTS OF 2024 TITLE IX RULE
On Friday, August 16, the US Supreme Court declined to take up the Biden administration’s request that it enforce parts of the new Title IX Rule while the injunctions are under appeal. Check out a message from Co-Founders Jody Shipper and Cherie Scricca addressing how...
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina Under Injunction
Remember yesterday? Well, that's old news. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals approved a motion by Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina and four other plaintiffs for an administrative injunction. The Department is enjoined from enforcing the final rule...
Injuction Update
Today the court in Alabama denied the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction of the Title IX rules in the plaintiff states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina. This case also had plaintiff organizations. This means that the rules will be effective...
A National Clery Act Survey Created to Collect Valuable Data
Grand River Solutions is pleased to partner on the first-of-its-kind Clery Act State of the Field Survey designed to gather benchmark data from and for Clery Act practitioners across the country. The goals of the Clery Act State of the Field Survey, developed by Clery...
Texas Joins the List of Injunctions
As of Friday, July 12, an injunction was issued for Texas, marking the 15th state to become preliminarily enjoined. There is still outstanding litigation in a number of states. Those lawsuits could result in injunctions in those states or a nationwide injunction. See...
A Guide to Employee Training Requirements under the 2024 Title IX Rules
Education institutions in the United States, including elementary, secondary, and post-secondary, that receive federal funding are now subject to new training requirements under the 2024 Title IX New Regulations. As of this writing, several courts have issued orders...
Eastern District of Kentucky Court Temporarily Blocks the 2024 Title IX Regulations—Ruling Applies to Six States, Enjoining Entire Rule
By Joseph Storch In a case brought by the State of Tennessee, joined by the States of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia (alongside certain organizations and a student), the District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky has likewise issued an...
Louisiana District Court Temporarily Blocks the 2024 Title IX Regulations—Ruling Applies to Four States, Enjoining Entire Rule
By Dr. Adam Wolkoff and Joseph Storch In the first of about a half-dozen lawsuits seeking to block implementation of the Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Final Rule, a federal district court in Louisiana ordered the new regulations to be put on hold in four...
A Guide to Compliance With New York State Education Law Articles 129-A and 129-B Submissions
Meeting the July 1, 2024 Deadline
By Andrea Stagg, Bill Boerner, and Joseph Storch, Grand River Solutions
January 2024
In Brief: Every ten years, public and private higher education institutions in New York State that are chartered by the Regents or created by an act of the Legislature and maintain a campus in the Empire State must submit to the State Education Department (SED) a full certification, including all relevant policies, under New York State Education Law Articles 129-a and 129-b.