On August 18, 2023, the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed longstanding Fifth Circuit precedent limiting actionable instances of discrimination under Title VII to so-called “ultimate employment decisions,” […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Showing Harm Under Title VII
On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a Title VII plaintiff need only show they suffered “some harm” in an identifiable term or condition of […]
EEOC Opens EEO-1 Data Collection and Cautions Employers There Is No “Diversity Exception” to Title VII
Updated August 6, 2025. On August 1, 2025, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division announced it had terminated a 1981 court-ordered consent degree in Luevano v. Ezell. The press release […]
Sixth Circuit Departs from Circuit Weight of Authority and Limits Title VII Liability for Non-Employee Harassment
On August 8, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § […]
T.I. Faces Lawsuit Claiming He Stole ‘Situationships’ Movie Title
T.I. has been hit with an intellectual property theft lawsuit over his upcoming movie Situationships, with a web series producer claiming the title is lifted from her own […]
Federal Judge Won’t Stop Title IX Investigation Into Former GMU Law Professor
A federal judge in Virginia found Thursday that former George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School professor Joshua Wright cannot stop a Title IX investigation into claims that […]
‘A Gray Area’: Schools Across the Nation Face Patchwork of Title IX Rules
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration, blocking new Title IX rules which would enhance LGBTQ+ protections in at least 26 states, schools across […]
6th Circuit Finds Student Has Title IX Retaliation Case Against University
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated a Title IX retaliation lawsuit against the University of Kentucky, finding the district court erroneously held that […]
Title IX: Federal Judge in Alabama Becomes First to Side With Dept. of Ed.
Nearing the eve of the Aug. 1 enactment date for new Title IX rules, a federal court finally sided with the Biden administration as it awaits a decision from the […]
The Developing Title IX Legal Landscape
The Developing Title IX Legal Landscape | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/07/26/the-developing-title-ix-legal-landscape/ Credit: Simonforstock/Adobe Stock NEWS Stay on top of the evolving legal risks at educational institutions with […]