By Kate Vivian Davis, of Bricker & Eckler A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati issued an opinion on May 19, 2022 that arguably expands the scope of liability K-12 school districts may face with respect to Title IX claims of...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer & Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communication, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu In a recent keynote address to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Inclusion Forum, legend and icon...
By Erica J. Zonder Alexa Nemeth, a former softball player at Auburn University, sued Auburn for Title IX retaliation, claiming that the school denied her a roster spot on the team after she made complaints about sexual improprieties by a former coach, and further...
Dickinson College, a liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has agreed to reinstate its women’s squash team, develop a gender equity plan, and come into full compliance with Title IX to avoid a sex discrimination class action for depriving female...
By Professor Paul Anderson, Director, Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School Since Idaho passed its Fairness in Women’s Sports Act in 2020, 33 states have introduced over 100 bills restricting transgender participation in...
One of the nation’s leading Title IX attorneys for plaintiffs, Arthur H. Bryant of Bailey & Glasser (www.baileyglasser.com), has suggested to Dickinson College President John E. Jones, III that the school is out of compliance with Title IX and a lawsuit may be...
By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Joshua D. Whitlock, Carol R. Ashley, Crystal L. Tyler and Laura A. Ahrens, of Jackson Lewis P.C. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it will...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Contributor & Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communication, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu A sport psychologist, Dr. Jenny H. Conviser, along with counselors employed through her company Ascend...
By Loren Galloway A suit against Garden City Community College alleging Title IX and civil rights violations survived the defendants’ motion to dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. The case arises, ultimately, from a violation of the...
By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Carol R. Ashley, Crystal L. Tyler and Laura A. Ahrens, of Jackson Lewis P.C. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released its Questions and Answers on the...
Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer & Professor, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu In a novel settlement agreement, La Salle University avoided a Title IX lawsuit by agreeing to offer athletic opportunities...
When the Indianapolis 500 commenced on May 30, it was the first in the race’s 105-year history to feature a female-forward group of a driver, owner and team. It was a big step in the sport’s commitment to improving equality and inclusion, according to researchers from...
