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Education and School Law
Posted by:
Robert A. Greising, Elizabeth M. Roberson, and Chloe N. Craft
on November 28, 2023
The Indiana Supreme Court provided some good news for Indiana colleges and universities when it confirmed that statutory limitations on COVID-19 class actions were constitutional. While parties who feel they have suffered losses still have the ability to pursue individual claims to recover from a…
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Posted by:
Elizabeth M. Roberson, Deborah J. Daniels, and Robert A. Greising
on July 7, 2023
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina that the use of race as a factor in college admissions violates the United States Constitution. In 6-2 and…
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Posted by:
Robert A. Greising and Daniel Tychonievich
on August 25, 2022
Headlines blare the reminder that educational institutions must regularly don their business robes as well as their academic robes. They should not ignore the typical business tactics for preserving the goodwill and valuable assets of the institution. A school’s brand will likely be one of its…
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Posted by:
Brett J. Ashton and Libby Yin Goodknight
on June 8, 2022
While commercial businesses are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA” or the “Act”) relative to the maintenance of their physical office spaces and general corporate policies, some businesses have been the recipients of demand letters alleging…
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Posted by:
Elizabeth M. Roberson, Deborah J. Daniels, and Robert A. Greising
on April 6, 2022
Last week, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed lower court decisions to allow separate class action lawsuits filed against Indiana University and Purdue University to move forward. The lawsuits, one against Indiana University and two against Purdue University, alleged breach of contract and…
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Posted by:
Robert A. Greising and Elizabeth M. Roberson
on January 25, 2022
Earlier this month, a group of former college students joined together to file a class action lawsuit (the “Lawsuit”) against sixteen universities.1 The former students allege that the universities are weighing an applicant’s ability to pay when determining financial aid packages and have inflated…
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Posted by:
Elizabeth M. Roberson and Deborah J. Daniels
on August 4, 2021
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued new guidance on the 2020 Title IX regulations (the “Regulations”) in a question and answer (“Q&A”) format. The Q&A clarifies and explains how OCR intends the Regulations to be implemented and enforced. It addresses…
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Posted by:
Deborah J. Daniels and Elizabeth M. Roberson
on March 18, 2021
Recent actions taken by President Joe Biden make it clear that more change is on the horizon with regard to Title IX enforcement as it relates to claims of sexual harassment.
Educational institutions are well aware of the promulgation of a federal regulation in May 2020 (the “Regulation”) requiring…
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