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Cozen O'Connor | USA | 7 Sep 2023
U.S. Department of Education Discharges Student Loans for Victims of Alleged Ashford University Deceit
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) approved $72 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for students of online for-profit school…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 21 Aug 2023
Biden Administration Provides Guidance to Colleges and Universities Following SFFA
On August 14, 2023, the Biden Administration's Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Office for Civil Rights of the…
Lexology PRO | USA | 10 Aug 2023
US data privacy: key federal and state updates (29 Jul – 11 Aug)
NIST publishes its next Cybersecurity Framework draft, Google denied summary judgment in US$5 billion class action suit, and Oregon enacts a registration law for data brokers – plus other key updates.
Crowell & Moring LLP | USA | 10 Aug 2023
State AG Updates: July 20-26, 2023
A bipartisan coalition of 32 Attorneys General joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Competition Partnership, an effort to…
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | USA | 8 Aug 2023
U.S. Department of Education Opens Inquiry Into Harvard’s Legacy Admissions Policy
Following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the Chica Project, the…
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | USA | 28 Jul 2023
DOE recognizes states’ role in investigating student loan servicers
On July 24, the Department of Education (DOE) issued a final interpretation to clarify that the Higher Education Act (HEA) preempts state laws and…
Bowditch & Dewey LLP | USA | 1 Jun 2023
Department of Education Plans to Issue New Title IX Regulations in October 2023
In January, we reported that based on information from the Office of Management and Budget, it appeared that the Department of Education would issue…
Littler Mendelson PC | USA | 23 May 2023
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Issue Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Digital Accessibility in Higher Education
In a joint “Dear Colleague” letter (DCL) released May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights teamed up with the U.S…
Pierce Atwood LLP | USA | 25 Apr 2023
Enforcement of U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 1: Federal Agency Enforcement
A threshold consideration for businesses trying to understand the actors that enforce U.S. consumer privacy laws is an analysis of which laws apply…
Holland & Knight LLP | USA | 20 Apr 2023
Office of Civil Rights Proposes New Rule on Transgender Student Participation in Athletics
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on April 6, 2023, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about…
