Pauline Toboulidis | November 2, 2017 | Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct
On October 26, co-chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence hosted a hearing-style Task Force Round Table on Promoting Healthy Relationships in K-12 Education and Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence on College Campuses. The Bipartisan Task...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 24, 2017 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Data Privacy, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
At its meeting in New York City on October 19 and 20, The American Law Institute’s Council reviewed drafts for eight projects, with the following outcomes: Law of American Indians: The Council approved Council Draft No. 4, with the exception of § 33 Sovereign Immunity...
Pauline Toboulidis | September 22, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
Today, the U.S. Department of Education released an interim Q&A for schools to reference when investigating and/or adjudicating federal campus sexual misconduct allegations. Additionally, the Department withdrew statements of policy issued in its 2011 Dear...
Teresa Watanabe and Rosanna Xia | September 12, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
California educational leaders vowed Thursday to press on with aggressive action against campus sexual assault despite any future rollback of the federal guidelines that have prompted universities to crack down on the problem. In a speech Thursday, U.S. Education...
Erin E. Buzuvis | August 8, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
As an aspect of its prohibition on sex discrimination, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 requires educational institutions that receive federal funding to engage in a “prompt and equitable” response to reports of sexual harassment, including sexual...
Emily Haigh and Ivie A. Guobadia | August 7, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
Higher education institutions may soon be asked to reconsider how they comply with Title IX obligations when a student or employee files a sexual assault complaint. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently indicated it is looking into possible changes to its...
