While most students and many attorneys associate Title IX exclusively with sexual assault, the law and its regulations have long covered other misconduct, including dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Whether you believe you have experienced this...
Did you recently report a Title IX violation, participate in a Title IX case, or were involved in a Title IX investigation? After that, were you treated poorly or lost a benefit of some sort? If so, you could be the victim of Title IX retaliation - and you don’t...
On September 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) formally restored the 2020 Title IX regulations to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and repealed the 2024 rules, effective immediately. Schools and the DOE have followed the 2020 rules since early...
Given that social media and the Internet have a significant influence on various aspects of students' lives, it is unsurprising that they also play a role in the occurrence of hazing too. Hazing no longer occurs behind closed doors; platforms such as YouTube and...
Unveiling a Disturbing Hazing Scandal On July 24, 2023, Lloyd Yates sued Northwestern University for being subjected to hazing that occurred on the football team. The hazing scandal dealt a career-ending blow to Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern's football coach. Within...
Despite the prevalence of anti-hazing laws and school hazing policies, hazing still persists on college campuses across the country. As news reports continue to circulate with new details about hazing allegations at Northwestern University (and lawsuits continue to...
