Jan 20, 2025In a recent and far-reaching decision, a federal court struck down the Biden administration's 2024finalrule, which sought to implement significant changes to TitleIX's regulations (the 2024 ...
Jan 17, 2025While Bostock now provides federal protections for transgender faculty and staff under Title VII, the court relied on the plain text of the statute referring to "sex" to find no such protections extended to transgender students under TitleIX. The Court also found the 2024FinalRule was "arbitrary and capricious" insofar as it created ...
Jan 13, 2025The 2024FinalRule. The Biden Administration's 2024 amendments to TitleIX regulations were a significant departure from the prior, Trump-era rules issued in 2020. The new Rule took the position that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity were within the scope of TitleIX's prohibitions.
Jan 15, 2025On Jan. 9, 2025, the Eastern District of Kentucky held in State of Tennessee, et al. v. Miguel Cardona, et al. that the U.S. Department of Education's 2024FinalRule ("FinalRule") implementing TitleIX is "unlawful." This court decision applies nationwide and returns TitleIX to its 2020 regulations. Even before yesterday's ruling, several courts had issued injunctions, resu
Jan 9, 2025On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a Judgment in State of Tennessee, et al., v.Miguel Cardona, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of Education, et al., that vacated the U.S. Department of Education's 2024FinalRule entitled "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial ...
Jan 13, 2025A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday ruled the 2024TitleIX regulations were "arbitrary and capricious" and in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Unlike other courts that...
Jan 13, 2025The 2024TitleIXrule was subject to litigation after it went into effect on August 1, 2024, and was enjoined in more than half of the country. This January 9 final decision from the Eastern District of Kentucky resolves the uncertainty that resulted from the various temporary injunctions in place since the 2024TitleIXrule went into effect.
Jan 10, 2025Legal alert by Lamb McErlane attorneys Kathleen O'Connell Bell and Jake D. Becker. On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky Northern Division issued an Order in Cardona v. Tennessee, which extends nationwide, that struck down the Biden administration's TitleIXrule, which took effect on August 1, 2024, stating that the rule is "arbitrary and ...
Jan 9, 2025On Jan. 9, 2025, the Eastern District of Kentucky held in State of Tennessee, et al. v. Miguel Cardona, et al. that the U.S. Department of Education's 2024FinalRule ("FinalRule ...
Jan 9, 2025TitleIX2024FinalRuleStruck Down. January 10, 2025. On Jan. 9, 2025, the Eastern District of Kentucky held in State of Tennessee, et al. v. Miguel Cardona, et al. that the U.S. Department of Education's 2024FinalRule implementing TitleIX is "unlawful." This court decision applies nationwide.