Last month, Connecticut joined a growing number of states in limiting colleges and universities from withholding transcripts when students have outstanding debt. Effective October 1
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Last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that dramatically alters the admissions landscape for colleges and universities. In a nutshell, the
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On May 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) announced that it would delay release of the final revisions to the regulations implementing
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On April 13, 2023, the United States Department of Education (the “DOE”) published proposed regulations intended to address participation of transgender students in school athletic
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On February 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released three new resources regarding equal opportunity in athletic programs under
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Current and former college athletes are suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) over the NCAA’s failure to pay them an hourly wage. Last week
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In a Title IX case that is garnering national attention, Peter Murphy and Linda Yoder from Shipman’s School Law Practice Group successfully defended the Connecticut
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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health et al. v. Jackson Women’s
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On July 12, 2022, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) from the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education, which proposes to amend the regulations
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On June 14, 2022, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a former Harvard University student, Damilare Sonoiki, will be allowed to proceed with
Continue Reading Former Harvard Student Allowed to Proceed with Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Withholding of Diploma