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Female Student-Athletes File Title IX Sex Discrimination Class Action Against University of Oregon

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Vendredi, décembre 1, 2023

EUGENE, Ore, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Thirty-two female student-athletes filed a detailed sex discrimination class action over 100 pages long against the University of Oregon today for depriving women of equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities to participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The case, filed by twenty-six women's varsity beach volleyball team members and six women's club rowing team members in the U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon, seeks "to hold Oregon accountable for discriminating against all of its female student-athletes and potential student-athletes, make Oregon pay damages to the women it has deprived and is depriving of equal treatment and equal athletic financial aid, and stop Oregon from violating Title IX in the future."

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Title IX, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination by the University of Oregon and all educational institutions that receive federal funds.
"Three months ago, The Oregonian wrote about the school's potential discrimination issues in a front-page investigative report: " Oregon Ducks beach volleyball players detail disparate treatment that experts say could violate Title IX."
I love the University of Oregon, but this hurtful, outrageous sex discrimination has to stop."
Since he joined Bailey Glasser in 2020, they have won groundbreaking Title IX settlements with Brown University, the College of William & Mary, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, East Carolina University, Dartmouth College, Clemson University, the University of St. Thomas, La Salle University, Dickinson College, and Florida State University.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY AGREES TO ADD WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM, DEVELOP GENDER EQUITY PLAN, AND COMPLY WITH TITLE IX

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Mardi, octobre 3, 2023

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida State University has agreed to add a varsity women's lacrosse team, develop a gender equity plan, and bring its intercollegiate athletic program into compliance with Title IX to avoid a threatened class action sex discrimination lawsuit by members of its women's club lacrosse team. The school will also change its requirements for students and others seeking new varsity teams.

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination by any educational institution receiving federal funds.
"This is a great victory for the women at FSU and all who care about Title IX and gender equity in sports," said Bailey Glasser's Arthur Bryant, lead counsel for the women and Title IX team leader.
"We are proud to represent the courageous women on the club lacrosse team, who decided to stand up and fight.
We are the leading law firm using Title IX to win gender equity – equal participation opportunities, athletic financial aid, and treatment – for student-athletes across the country.

Title IX Sex Discrimination Case Against SDSU Moves Forward Again: Court Holds All Women Athletes Can Sue For Damages, Future Discrimination Can Be Barred

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Lundi, septembre 18, 2023

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It held that, if the case went forward as a class action, those who were student-athletes when the case was filed could also seek a court order protecting future student-athletes.

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It held that, if the case went forward as a class action, those who were student-athletes when the case was filed could also seek a court order protecting future student-athletes.
And the school won't be able to keep discriminating in the future just because it's delayed judgment day so far. "
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits all educational institutions that receive federal funds, including SDSU, from discriminating on the basis of sex.
In the SDSU case, the women are suing for equal athletic financial aid, equal treatment, and retaliation.

Navarro College and Coach Accused of Attempting to Cover up Sexual Assault

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Lundi, mai 1, 2023

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CORSICANA, Texas, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Lanier with the Lanier Law Firm has filed a Title IX lawsuit in federal court in Dallas on behalf of a woman who says she was urged not to report being sexually assaulted by a male cheerleader at Navarro College in Corsicana.

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Navarro College and their Title IX coordinator did nothing about reporting, writing up the report, investigating it or doing anything of the like," says Lanier.
The young woman says campus police and athletic director Michael Landers also urged her against reporting the assault.
The Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Squad is considered one of the nation's elite junior college cheerleading programs, having won 15 national championships since 2000.
The case in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas is 3:23-cv-00883, Lane v. Navarro College et al.

TITLE IX SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST SDSU MOVING FORWARD ON ALL COUNTS: EQUAL ATHLETIC FINANCIAL AID, RETALIATION, AND EQUAL TREATMENT

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Samedi, avril 15, 2023

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SAN DIEGO, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Justice marches forward: U.S. District Court Judge Todd W. Robinson has held that the female student-athletes suing San Diego State University for violating Title IX can pursue all three of their claims – for equal athletic financial aid, equal treatment, and retaliation. The decision is the nation's first to hold that female student-athletes deprived of equal athletic financial aid can sue their schools for damages.

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The decision is the nation's first to hold that female student-athletes deprived of equal athletic financial aid can sue their schools for damages.
Judge: Female student-athletes suing San Diego State University for violating Title IX can pursue all of their claims.
"When we filed these claims, I said SDSU was aiming for the Title IX sex discrimination trifecta.
It has been cheating its female student-athletes out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in equal athletic financial aid each year.

Sanford Heisler Sharp and Public Justice Prevail on Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit against Harvard

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Mardi, avril 4, 2023

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Ms. Czerwienski, Ms. Kilburn, and Ms. Mandava allege that Harvard acted with deliberate indifference to sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title IX, Massachusetts Civil Rights Laws, and Massachusetts common laws.

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Ms. Czerwienski, Ms. Kilburn, and Ms. Mandava allege that Harvard acted with deliberate indifference to sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title IX, Massachusetts Civil Rights Laws, and Massachusetts common laws.
“We are pleased with the Court’s decisions, which confirm that Harvard cannot evade responsibility for its actions,” said Russell Kornblith, Partner and General Counsel of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP and counsel for the plaintiffs.
“These decisions mark an important step forward for our clients and for accountability.”
Sanford Heisler Sharp and Public Justice represent Ms. Czerwienski, Ms. Kilburn, and Ms. Mandava, who are graduate students in Harvard’s Anthropology Department.
Ms. Kilburn also alleges that Harvard violated Massachusetts law by obtaining and disseminating her private therapy records without her consent.

National Legal Advocacy Nonprofit Public Justice Joins Sanford Heisler Sharp as Co-Counsel in Title IX Lawsuit Against Harvard University

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Lundi, mars 13, 2023

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NEW YORK and BOSTON, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp announced today that Public Justice is joining as co-counsel in its ongoing litigation against Harvard University and the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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NEW YORK and BOSTON, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp announced today that Public Justice is joining as co-counsel in its ongoing litigation against Harvard University and the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
Together, Sanford Heisler Sharp and Public Justice represent Margaret Czerwienski, Lilia Kilburn, and Amulya Mandava, who are graduate students in Harvard’s Anthropology Department.
Harvard must act to protect students.”
Public Justice is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that is dedicated to protecting civil rights and expanding access to justice.
“We look forward to joining forces with Public Justice, and together, we hope to hold Harvard accountable for its actions,” said Carolin Guentert, partner at Sanford Heisler Sharp and counsel to the plaintiffs.

Female Student-Athletes File Title IX Sex Discrimination Class Action Against University of Central Oklahoma for Equal Treatment and Retaliation

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Mercredi, septembre 21, 2022

Title IX, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination at UCO and all educational institutions that receive federal funds.

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Title IX, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination at UCO and all educational institutions that receive federal funds.
When they complained about the unequal treatment they and other women athletes received, UCO fired their head coach.
"UCO's second-class treatment of its female student-athletes and retaliation against them for seeking equal treatment are both blatant violations of Title IX, " said Bailey Glasser partner Arthur H. Bryant, lead counsel for the women.
UCO's retaliation against the women for challenging its flagrant sex discrimination shows how bad things are.

NCLA Warns Proposed Title IX Reg Amendments Threaten Due Process

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Mardi, septembre 13, 2022

By broadening the definition of sexual harassment, the Department of Educations proposed rule will infringe student and faculty First Amendment rights.

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By broadening the definition of sexual harassment, the Department of Educations proposed rule will infringe student and faculty First Amendment rights.
Through representation of clients, NCLA is all too familiar with the injustices that result from systems that disregard fundamental aspects of due process.
This proposed rule not only turns Title IX on its head, but it destroys the concepts of due process and freedom of religion in the process.
Obama-era Title IX rules severely diminished due process protections in campus tribunals, destroying the lives of countless wrongfully accused individuals, including two NCLA clients.

On TITLE IX's 50th Anniversary VOICEINSPORT & Sen Chris Murphy Join Forces To Promote Gender Equity in Sports

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Mercredi, juin 22, 2022

BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Launched by Founder Stef Strack in 2021, the VOICEINSPORT Advocate Program consists of young women athletes in HS and College focused on bringing #moreVIS to Title IX and elevating the voices of girls in sport to drive change.

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VOICEINSPORT athletes have been advocating to strengthen Title IX through 3 key pillars; education, transparency & reporting and enforcement since the launch of their Advocacy Program in 2021.
Participants of Thursday's VOICEINSPORT Title IX 50th Anniversary Celebration Event include girls and women in sport from around the US, professional athletes and Title IX pioneers.
The work to raise the VOICE of girls and women in sport does not stop here on the 50th Anniversary.
Founded in 2019, VOICEINSPORT is based in NYC and is self-funded by sports industry Executive and Advocate Stef Strack .