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  2. Jan 15, 2025The Biden Administration added numerous changes to Title IX in April, 2024. These were met with a whirlwind of outrage and legal challenges by conservative lawmakers. On January 9, 2025, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky sided with plaintiffs from several states, vacating the 2024 rule changes and ...
  3. Oct 4, 2023Recently, a group of current and former female athletes have employed Title IX in a new way by alleging unequal distribution in financial aid. In their 2022 complaint in Fisk v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, the plaintiff athletes alleged that San Diego State University violated Title IX. More specifically, the ...
  4. Feb 5, 2025The following year, President Joe Biden issued an executive order stating that the rationale behind Bostock also applies to Title IX. This effectively extended Title IX protections to transgender students. 2021-2024. For the next three years, the Biden administration and DOE worked toward implementing new rules formalizing these protections.
  5. Oct 11, 2023Title IX does not contain a statute of limitations. Hence, administrative agencies and judicial bodies rely on the most analogous statute of limitations provided by the law of the state where the discrimination complaint originated. Criticisms of Title IX. Title IX has done a lot of good, but there are criticisms, too.
  6. Nov 2, 2023Title IX is a law that says you cannot treat people differently because of their sex in education programs and activities. This law also covers people who work for these programs. So, anyone who works for a sports program at a school that gets federal money has protections from Title IX. This law protects workers in all parts of their jobs.
  7. Apr 1, 2024Title IX is part of the broader Civil Rights Act of 1964. It promotes gender equity and non-discrimination. Yet, there are some notable exceptions where Title IX's applicability varies. Understanding these exemptions is key to recognizing the law's reach and its limits. Title IX bans sex discrimination at all education levels.
  8. Title IX bars sex discrimination in any interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic program offered by a federally-funded academic institution. This prohibition has two prongs. First, it prohibits sex discrimination against students participating in or seeking to participate in a school-sponsored sport.
  9. Jan 30, 2025Just after being sworn in, President Trump issued an executive order ending "birthright citizenship." This prompted numerous legal challenges from states and advocacy organizations. As has been widely covered, a federal judge in Seattle, Washington, promptly issued a stay of the order for 14 days while the parties prepare to submit briefs.
  10. There are many levels of scrutiny, called the spectrum, but the main three levels have been outlined here. The spectrum of scrutiny ranges from Rational Basis Review being the most relaxed on one side and Strict Scrutiny being very intense on the other end. These levels of scrutiny can and will continue to change as courts apply them in the future.
  11. Jan 30, 2025The Supreme Court of the United States has played a significant role in the evolution of LGBTQ+ rights over the past 70 years. In the last decade alone, the federal constitutional right to marry has been extended to same-sex couples, and LGBTQ+ people have gained the federal constitutional right to protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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