July 29, 2021
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday largely upheld a Trump-era sexual assault rule for college students that advocates fear would have a chilling effect on reporting, but the judge did say that the U.S. Department of Education went too far in barring any statements that were not subject to cross-examination.
May 12, 2021
Texas can't intervene in a lawsuit challenging rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Education and its former secretary, Betsy DeVos, that limit schools' responsibility to investigate sexual harassment claims under Title IX, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday.
April 30, 2021
The state of Texas asked a Massachusetts federal judge Friday to allow it to intervene in a lawsuit challenging rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Education and its former secretary, Betsy DeVos, that limit schools' responsibility to investigate sexual harassment claims under Title IX.
November 12, 2020
A Massachusetts federal judge suggested Thursday that new rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Education and its secretary, Betsy DeVos, that limit schools' responsibilities to investigate sexual harassment claims under Title IX may go too far in limiting what evidence can be presented in a hearing.
September 02, 2020
A lawsuit challenging new rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Education and its secretary, Betsy DeVos, that limit schools' responsibilities to investigate sexual harassment claims under Title IX will speed to trial after a Massachusetts judge opted Wednesday not to grant a preliminary injunction.
June 11, 2020
Victims' rights groups on Wednesday joined a host of states and other organizations that have sued the U.S. Department of Education and its secretary Betsy DeVos seeking to block new rules that limit schools' responsibilities to investigate sexual harassment claims under Title IX in certain cases.