If you have been accused of violating your university’s sexual misconduct policy, it is strongly recommended that you locate a Title IX sexual misconduct appeals lawyer as early as possible in the process, in order to protect your interests and...
Continue Reading →Title IX is featured in virtually every university student handbook, as well as in many faculty contracts and university policies. These policies invite complaints, and once filed, investigations ensue. Investigating Title IX complaints can cause the respondent mental distress, to...
Continue Reading →New regulations for Title IX sexual misconduct appeals were issued by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on May 5, 2020, which become effective August 14, 2020. The department issued its summary of “key provisions” in a press release on...
Continue Reading →As briefly mentioned in a January 25, 2019, posting on this site, proposed legislation has been introduced in the Missouri Legislature relating to Title IX Sexual Misconduct Complaints and Due Process. The proposed legislation restores the rights of the accused...
Continue Reading →I have written extensively on this site about Title IX Sexual Misconduct and its impact on college and university students (mostly men). Beginning in September 2017, Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Secretary of Education, has argued for implementation of regulations which...
Continue Reading →Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations have found their way into the lives of university students and administrators at both public and private universities. However, public universities are clearly mandated to provide Constitutional Due...
Continue Reading →Title IX sexual misconduct refers to certain types of behavior that include sexual harassment, non-consensual sexual contact (sexual assault), non-consensual sexual penetration (rape), and sexual exploitation. There are many variables in determining what actions constitute Title IX sexual misconduct. The...
Continue Reading →A few weeks ago the current Title IX sexual assault guidelines were addressed by Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, in which she criticized the Obama administration's policies. Secretary DeVos announced a plan to begin the process of change to...
Continue Reading →Clifford Cohen is a Title IX sexual misconduct lawyer skilled in assisting respondents in Title IX issues. Title IX is a federal statute that requires your school to investigate claims of sexual violence and sexual harassment against students. Recently Mr....
Continue Reading →This week Cohen Law Firm addresses the subject of Title IX Sexual Misconduct. The law says “Title IX is a comprehensive Federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.” This means...
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