Trump’s Civil Rights Investigations
The Trump administration is steadily reshaping the federal civil rights landscape through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Central to this transformation is the…
What do New Title IX Regulations Mean for Live Hearings?
Since Trump’s historic Title IX regulations were finalized in 2020, live hearings–specifically cross-examination–persist as a pressing topic across college campuses. Currently required for all Title IX adjudications (permitted but not…
Risks and Rewards of the Single-investigator Model
Since the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, college and K-12 administrators have grappled with how to process, investigate, and adjudicate Title IX cases in a way that not only complies with…
Three Tips for More Seamless Title IX Investigations
Since the 2011 Dear Colleague letter, Title IX has steadily transformed. While little to no guidance informed investigations at first, they’ve now become a prescriptive and rigorous process. When current…
Investigating Consent
As Title IX practitioners know, many, if not most, of the sexual assault complaints that you will investigate come down to the issue of consent. Even if there is agreement…