• Judge Allows DeVos’s Due Process Rules for Campus Sexual Assault Cases to Take Effect

    Judge Allows DeVos’s Due Process Rules for Campus Sexual Assault Cases to Take Effect

    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s controversial campus sexual assault rule will take effect on Friday after a federal judge dismissed an attempt from several state attorneys general to block it. A District of Columbia circuit court judge on Wednesday denied a preliminary injunction to delay implementation of the Title IX rule, the Trump administration’s attempt to enhance …
  • Education Dept. Concludes that Connecticut’s Inclusion of Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports Violates Title IX

    Education Dept. Concludes that Connecticut’s Inclusion of Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports Violates Title IX

    The U.S. Department of Education has concluded that Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports programs is a violation of Title IX anti-discrimination rules. The department’s Office of Civil Rights determined that Connecticut’s policy “denied female student-athletes athletic benefits and opportunities, including advancing to the finals in events, higher level competitions, …