Julie Fay

Jan 16, 2025 | openlegalblogarchive.org | Julie Fay |Sarah Gleason |Tom Owen |Erin Shaffer

On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite some ambiguity in the text of the decision, we concluded that the ruling likely vacated the 2024 Title IX Regulations for schools nationwide—not just for schools in the plaintiff states. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance that confirms our analysis.

Jan 16, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Julie Fay |Sarah Gleason |Tom Owen

On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite some ambiguity in the text of the decision, we concluded that the ruling likely vacated the 2024 Title IX Regulations for schools nationwide—not just for schools in the plaintiff states. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance that confirms our analysis.

Jan 13, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Julie Fay |Sarah Gleason |Tom Owen

Last year was a turbulent one for Title IX, and although we are just a few days into 2025, this turbulence has persisted into the new year. Yesterday, January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a ruling that likely vacates the 2024 Title IX Regulations nationwide. The language of the decision is somewhat vague, and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has not yet provided guidance on the ruling.

Oct 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Julie Fay |Daniel Schwartz

Can a teacher put a sticker on their laptop expressing support for a political candidate? What about an employee attending a pro-life rally or using their personal social media account to express opinions about global conflicts? These are just some of the complex questions schools are asking as the 2024-25 school year progresses, with a political climate that is increasingly divisive and polarizing.

Mar 9, 2023 | lexblog.com | Dori Pagé Antonetti |Julie Fay |Sarah Gleason |Jessica Smith

On February 16, 2023, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Public Health (“Commissioner”) issued a memorandum to school nurse supervisors and school medical advisors regarding medical exemption reporting and in-process immunization requirements for Connecticut students.  As we described in our prior posts here and here, in 2021, Connecticut significantly modified its law regarding exemptions from state immunization requirements.