On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, No. 20-1199 (June 29, 2023), that the race-conscious admissions programs at one public and one private institution covered by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act violated the Equal Protection Clause
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NLRB Prevents Northwestern Football Players from Unionizing; Refuses to Play the Game as to Whether College Athletes are Considered Employees
By Ian Plummer & Susan D. Friedfel on
On August 17, 2015, nearly seventeen months after a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Regional Director ruled that Northwestern grant-in-aid scholarship football players were considered employees under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), the NLRB unanimously changed course and declined to exert jurisdiction over the athletes’ petition, thereby reversing the lower decision. In Northwestern University…
“Enough is Enough” – Governor Cuomo Signs Campus Sexual Assault Legislation
On July 7, 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation to combat sexual assault on both public and private college campuses throughout New York. With a few exceptions, the provisions in the law will take effect within 90 days, on October 5, 2015.
The law mandates the notation of disciplinary action for…