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Leandro v. North Carolina

95-CVS-1158 | North Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: May 24, 1994

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the right to “sound basic education” under North Carolina’s constitution. In 1994, the school boards for five impoverished, underperforming counties, a student in one of these counties, and that student’s mother filed this lawsuit in North Carolina state court. The plaintiffs sued the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Board of Education for declaratory relief and injunctive relief. Invoking two provisions of the state constitution, the plaintiffs argued t…
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Department of Education OCR Investigation of Elmira College

02-14-2316 | No Court

Filed Date: 2014

Case Ongoing

In the spring of 2014, a student at Elmira College in Elmira, New York filed a complaint with the US Department of Education, New York Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The complainant alleged that the College failed to respond promptly and equitably to her report of forcible sexual assault and thus subjected her to a hostile environment in violation of Title IX. On December 20, 2016, OCR concluded its investigation and issued its findings to the college. Although OCR determined that the college’s…
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Department of Education OCR Investigation of City University of New York Hunter College

02-13-2052 | No Court

Filed Date: Oct. 31, 2016

Case Ongoing

On December 19, 2012, a student at City University of New York, Hunter College filed a complaint with the US Department of Education, New York Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that her biology professor sexually harassed her on two separate occasions. In addition, the complainant asserted that Hunter College retaliated against her for reporting the sexual harassment by preventing her from registering for classes and failing to modify payment terms for outstanding tuition. On February 8, 2…
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Department of Education OCR Title IX Investigation of Humboldt State University

09-17-2481 | No Court

Filed Date: 2017

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2017

In the spring of 2017, a student at Humboldt State University filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, San Francisco Office for Civil Rights (OCR). She alleged that the university discriminated against her on the basis of her sex because administrators did not respond to her complaint of sexual assault promptly or equitably. The university took over seven months to investigate her complaint, failed to offer her interim measures until five months after she made a complaint, faile…
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G.G. [Gavin Grimm] v. Gloucester County School Board

4:15-cv-00054 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: June 11, 2015

Case Ongoing

On June 11, 2015, Gavin Grimm, a sixteen-year-old transgender boy filed this lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiff, represented by the national and Virginia ACLU, proceeded under Title IX and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He sought a preliminary and permanent injunction allowing him to use the boys' restroom at school, claiming that the school board's policy of requiring transgender students to use a private restroo…
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A.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville

1:21-cv-02965 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2021

Case Ongoing

A transgender middle school boy in Indiana filed this lawsuit on December 3, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The student's school denied him access to the boy's restroom and soccer team. Several of the school's staff likewise refused to use his preferred pronouns. According to the complaint, the school's actions discriminated against the student in violation of Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. Represented by the ACLU of Indiana and Indiana Legal S…
EDUCATION
E.E. v. California

3:21-cv-07585 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2021

Case Ongoing

On September 28, 2021, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against the state of California, the California Board of Education, and the California Department of Education. Plaintiffs were students with disabilities and an organization that advocates for disabled students and their families. They were represented by Disability Rights California. They sought to represent a class of "all California students who, now or in the future, have an Individual Education Plan and whose parent, guardian …
EDUCATION
Graham v. University of Michigan

2:21-cv-11168 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: May 20, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging the University of Michigan’s sexual assault policies. On May 20, 2021, a current University of Michigan student filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiff sued the University of Michigan (U of M) and the Regents of the University of Michigan under Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681). Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sought certification of a proposed class of “All current U of M students” and an …
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Department of Education OCR Title IX Investigation of Southern Methodist University

06-13-2088 | No Court

Filed Date: 2013

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Department of Education investigation of Fayetteville Public Schools

98-6971182 | No Court

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 1997

Closed Date: June 17, 1999

This Title IX matter was apparently the first time the federal government agreed that harassment against an LBGT student constituted unlawful sex discrimination. Accordingly, its 1998 settlement was a landmark -- albeit one that very few people know about.On February 25, 1997, a gay high school student filed a complaint under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, against Fayetteville (AR) Public Schools. The student, represe…