Home Cases U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights April 4, 2011, Guidance Letter Reduces Due Process Protections Cases Search all Cases Case News Case OverviewCase NewsFilings/RulingsCase Documents Case News Campus civil liberties coalition files petition to defend Title IX free speech, due process protections against state attorneys general lawsuit June 26, 2020 Press Release New Title IX regulations carefully balance the rights of all students May 8, 2020 Education Dept. issues new Title IX regs with crucial campus due process protections, adopts Supreme Court sexual harassment definition May 6, 2020 Press Release FIRE submits comment to Department of Education on proposed Title IX regulations January 30, 2019 Responding to criticisms of the proposed Department of Education Title IX regulations November 20, 2018 New proposed Title IX regulations feature essential safeguards for free speech and due process on campus November 16, 2018 FIRE statement on new, proposed Title IX regulations November 16, 2018 Mountain of evidence shows the Department of Education’s prior approach to campus sexual assault was ‘widely criticized’ and ‘failing’ November 15, 2018 News Preliminary Education Department rules on campus sexual misconduct include important due process protections, according to report August 30, 2018 Dear Colleague: It’s over! Education Department rescinds controversial 2011 letter September 22, 2017 Press Release DeVos: Process to rescind ‘Dear Colleague’ letter has begun September 8, 2017 News [UPDATE] Education Department says it will finally confront its role in campus due process crisis September 7, 2017 Press Release Oklahoma Wesleyan Joins Lawsuit Challenging 2011 ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter August 15, 2016 Former UVA Student Challenges Unlawful Sexual Misconduct Mandate in Federal Lawsuit June 16, 2016 Press Release FIRE Aims to Challenge Legality of Federal Sexual Misconduct Mandate April 4, 2016 Press Release Senator Lankford ‘Acutely Dismayed’ by OCR’s Insufficient Response to Questions about Agency’s Authority March 9, 2016 OCR Response to Senator’s Inquiry Not All That Responsive February 29, 2016 Senator Demands Answers from Department of Education About Controversial Mandates January 7, 2016 Press Release Nation’s Oldest Law Daily: Colleges Poorly Equipped to Adjudicate Criminal Activity June 17, 2015 FIRE Responds to Know Your IX’s Letter to College Presidents Regarding Fair Procedures April 16, 2015 Members of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Criticize OCR Overreach March 2, 2015 News Coalition’s Open Letter Mischaracterizes Right to Counsel Legislation February 20, 2015 Penn Law Profs Write Open Letter on Problems with Sexual Assault Policy February 19, 2015 Obama’s Budget Proposal Portends More Problematic Micromanaging by OCR February 5, 2015 Former OCR Lawyer Hans Bader Responds to Finding of Title IX Violation at Harvard Law School January 7, 2015 News Harvard Law Professor: OCR’s Stance on Campus Sex Assault is ‘Madness’ January 2, 2015 News Department of Education Finds Harvard Law School Violated Title IX December 30, 2014 News UMass Amherst Tells Court That ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Is Not Binding Law December 4, 2014 News ‘New York Times’ Takes a More Thorough Look at Mishandling of Campus Rape November 17, 2014 Princeton Adopts ‘Preponderance’ Standard, Reaches Agreement with Department of Education November 10, 2014 Reversing Course, Princeton’s Proposed Sexual Assault Policy Chips Away at Due Process September 23, 2014 Due Process in the News: ‘Washington Post’ Highlights Accused Students’ Concerns August 21, 2014 Samantha Harris Addresses Campus Sexual Assault on Al Jazeera America August 19, 2014 Connecticut Campus Sexual Assault Bill Further Undermines Due Process August 18, 2014 California SB 967 Supporters Ignore Due Process Concerns August 15, 2014 ‘New York Times’ Misses Opportunity to Report on Campus Due Process Violations July 7, 2014 Senators Ask Key Questions at Hearing on Campus Sexual Assault June 30, 2014 News United Educators’ Statistics Show Strong Claims from Accused Students June 23, 2014 Brown Student Tells Story of Sexual Assault Accusation in ‘Daily Beast’ June 12, 2014 A Closer Look at Senator McCaskill’s Second Roundtable on Campus Sexual Assault June 4, 2014 News FIRE Responds to White House Task Force’s First Report on Campus Sexual Assault April 29, 2014 News Dept. of Education Rulemaking Session Ends on Positive Note for Student Due Process Rights April 2, 2014 Press Release 'Bait and Switch' at Dept. of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Session February 24, 2014 Press Release Stephen Henrick in Law Review on Rights of Students Accused of Sexual Assault May 17, 2013 Department of Education’s Latest 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Title IX Retaliation is Puzzling April 29, 2013 Walter Russell Mead Emphasizes the Importance of the Presumption of Innocence April 25, 2013 Lewis and Shaw: Schools Must Preserve Rights in Sexual Assault Cases April 18, 2013 House Votes to Reauthorize VAWA; How Will It Impact Student Rights? February 28, 2013 New AAUP Statement on Campus Sexual Assault: ‘Clear and Convincing Evidence’ Standard ‘Necessary’ to Protect Due Process, Shared Governance February 14, 2013 Joe Cohn in ‘LGBTQ Nation’ On Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act February 6, 2013 Controversial Head of Dept. of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights Steps Down November 30, 2012 Press Release New FIRE Op-ed in ‘The Stanford Daily’ November 2, 2012 Responding in Full to ‘Preponderance of the Evidence’ Advocates October 18, 2012 News Responding to 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Advocates October 15, 2012 Joe Cohn on Campus vs. Civil Trials in ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education’ October 1, 2012 Former OCR Attorney: ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter’s Preponderance Mandate ‘Unlawful’ September 12, 2012 Missouri State Latest School to Succumb to OCR Mandate August 29, 2012 KC Johnson on the Latest Threats to Due Process on Campus July 24, 2012 A Balanced Approach to VAWA July 24, 2012 Where FIRE Stands on VAWA May 31, 2012 Dueling Editorials at Stanford about Standard of Evidence May 24, 2012 OCR: Reducing Protection for the Accused May 22, 2012 House VAWA Includes Millions for Controversial ‘Campus Safety’ Center May 17, 2012 ‘Crimson’ Reports on Due Process Concerns as Harvard Revises Sexual Assault Policy May 14, 2012 Dept. of Education Challenged by FIRE, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights May 7, 2012 Dept. of Education Challenged by FIRE, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights May 7, 2012 Press Release FIRE to Stanford Graduate Student Council: Protect Students’ Due Process May 3, 2012 Bipartisan Support for Student Rights in Senate VAWA Reauthorization April 30, 2012 Press Release Cornell Becomes Latest College to Incorporate "Two-Tier" Disciplinary Process Following OCR Mandate April 27, 2012 ‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures April 26, 2012 AP: Sexual Assault Claims on Campus a ‘Legal Minefield’ April 23, 2012 FIRE Asks Cornell to Preserve Due Process April 11, 2012 Cornell Grad Urges University Not to Abandon Protections for the Accused April 10, 2012 One Year Later, Silence from Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Due Process, Free Speech Concerns April 4, 2012 Press Release OCR's April 4 Letter and Opposition in the National Media December 26, 2011 Naomi Schaefer Riley in 'Chronicle' on the Need to Allow Room for Law Enforcement to Handle Campus Crime November 18, 2011 Threat to Student Due Process Rights Dropped from Draft of Violence Against Women Act November 14, 2011 Press Release How a Due Process Abuser Became a Rape Apologist November 11, 2011 An Anonymous College Administrator Struggles with the OCR Letter November 8, 2011 Cathy Young Highlights New Threats to Due Process on Campus November 7, 2011 Changes to Violence Against Women Act Could Threaten Student Due Process Rights October 31, 2011 Changes to Violence Against Women Act Would Threaten Student Due Process Rights October 31, 2011 Press Release FIRE Releases Survey of Evidence Standards Used by Nation's Top Colleges October 28, 2011 Controversy over OCR 'Preponderance' Mandate Reaches Southern Methodist U. October 24, 2011 Did the Office for Civil Rights' April 4 'Dear Colleague' Letter Violate the Law? September 12, 2011 Robert in 'Daily Caller': How New Federal Regulations Are Making Some Higher Ed Lawyers Rich September 2, 2011 Former FIRE Intern Discusses OCR and Due Process September 1, 2011 News Adam in 'The Huffington Post' on 'Sticking Up for Penises Everywhere' August 31, 2011 'Philadelphia' Magazine Exposes Major Government Threat to Rights on Campus--And the Lawyers Who Profit August 26, 2011 In 'Wall Street Journal' Op-Ed, Peter Berkowitz Takes on New OCR Mandates August 20, 2011 Reflections on AAUP's Criticism of OCR's 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard in Defense of Faculty Rights August 19, 2011 This Week in FIRE News: Opposition to OCR's New Standards Grows August 19, 2011 AAUP Extends Criticism of OCR 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard, Defends Faculty Rights August 18, 2011 FIRE Publishes FAQ for Students on New OCR Mandates August 17, 2011 Former FIRE Intern Defends Due Process in 'The Philadelphia Inquirer' August 15, 2011 This Month in FIRE History: OCR Reinforces First Amendment Protections on Campus August 11, 2011 Untangling the Web of Federal Regulations on Campus Sexual Assault August 2, 2011 Blog AAUP to Office for Civil Rights: New Evidence Requirement Conflicts with Our Standards, Jeopardizes Academic Freedom and Tenure July 29, 2011 Blog American Association of University Professors Asks Office for Civil Rights to Withdraw New Evidence Requirement July 28, 2011 Ilya Shapiro on the Dangers of the April 4 OCR Guidance June 23, 2011 Robert Tackles OCR's Threat to Campus Rights on WGN Radio June 22, 2011 Michael Barone Takes on OCR's Erosion of Campus Due Process June 22, 2011 Greg in 'The Huffington Post' on Federal Government's Threat to Free Speech June 17, 2011 FIRE: One-Trick Ponies in Tinfoil Hats? June 9, 2011 FIRE Board of Advisors Member Christina Hoff Sommers Illustrates Problems with Government's Sexual Assault Guidance in 'Chronicle of Higher Education' June 6, 2011 The Department of Education, Yale, And the New Threat to Free Speech on Campus June 5, 2011 Blog FIRE’s 'One Trick': Protecting Civil Liberties June 2, 2011 Jeffrey Hadden of 'Detroit News' the Latest to Join the Chorus Against OCR's Policy Guidance May 31, 2011 In 'PolicyMic,' FIRE's Peter Bonilla Discusses OCR's Threat to Free Speech May 27, 2011 Greg on the New Government Threat to Campus Free Speech in 'The Daily Caller' May 25, 2011 Yale, the Department of Education, and the looming free speech crisis May 24, 2011 Blog Harvey and Kyle on 'Minding the Campus' on What Yale Should Have Said to OCR May 24, 2011 Why Yale Frat Chants Are Not 'Harassing' or 'Threatening' May 19, 2011 Cato's Roger Pilon on OCR and its Threat to Student Due Process May 13, 2011 Everyone is Harmed by Reducing Due Process in Campus Sexual Assault Cases May 13, 2011 New OCR Letter Marks Radical Change in Due Process Guidance May 10, 2011 Schools in a Rush to Comply with Office for Civil Rights' 'Dear Colleague' Letter May 9, 2011 This Week in the News: FIRE Responds to OCR Letter May 6, 2011 Federal Government's Legislative and Regulatory Push Ignores Individual Rights in Zeal to Protect Students May 6, 2011 Office for Civil Rights Fails to Acknowledge Free Speech Rights When Addressing 'Sexual Harassment' on Campus May 5, 2011 New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus May 5, 2011 FIRE: New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus May 5, 2011 Press Release FIRE Issues Statement in Response to OCR 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Universities' Obligations Regarding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault April 4, 2011
U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights April 4, 2011, Guidance Letter Reduces Due Process Protections Cases Search all Cases
Campus civil liberties coalition files petition to defend Title IX free speech, due process protections against state attorneys general lawsuit June 26, 2020 Press Release New Title IX regulations carefully balance the rights of all students May 8, 2020 Education Dept. issues new Title IX regs with crucial campus due process protections, adopts Supreme Court sexual harassment definition May 6, 2020 Press Release FIRE submits comment to Department of Education on proposed Title IX regulations January 30, 2019 Responding to criticisms of the proposed Department of Education Title IX regulations November 20, 2018 New proposed Title IX regulations feature essential safeguards for free speech and due process on campus November 16, 2018 FIRE statement on new, proposed Title IX regulations November 16, 2018 Mountain of evidence shows the Department of Education’s prior approach to campus sexual assault was ‘widely criticized’ and ‘failing’ November 15, 2018 News Preliminary Education Department rules on campus sexual misconduct include important due process protections, according to report August 30, 2018 Dear Colleague: It’s over! Education Department rescinds controversial 2011 letter September 22, 2017 Press Release DeVos: Process to rescind ‘Dear Colleague’ letter has begun September 8, 2017 News [UPDATE] Education Department says it will finally confront its role in campus due process crisis September 7, 2017 Press Release Oklahoma Wesleyan Joins Lawsuit Challenging 2011 ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter August 15, 2016 Former UVA Student Challenges Unlawful Sexual Misconduct Mandate in Federal Lawsuit June 16, 2016 Press Release FIRE Aims to Challenge Legality of Federal Sexual Misconduct Mandate April 4, 2016 Press Release Senator Lankford ‘Acutely Dismayed’ by OCR’s Insufficient Response to Questions about Agency’s Authority March 9, 2016 OCR Response to Senator’s Inquiry Not All That Responsive February 29, 2016 Senator Demands Answers from Department of Education About Controversial Mandates January 7, 2016 Press Release Nation’s Oldest Law Daily: Colleges Poorly Equipped to Adjudicate Criminal Activity June 17, 2015 FIRE Responds to Know Your IX’s Letter to College Presidents Regarding Fair Procedures April 16, 2015 Members of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Criticize OCR Overreach March 2, 2015 News Coalition’s Open Letter Mischaracterizes Right to Counsel Legislation February 20, 2015 Penn Law Profs Write Open Letter on Problems with Sexual Assault Policy February 19, 2015 Obama’s Budget Proposal Portends More Problematic Micromanaging by OCR February 5, 2015 Former OCR Lawyer Hans Bader Responds to Finding of Title IX Violation at Harvard Law School January 7, 2015 News Harvard Law Professor: OCR’s Stance on Campus Sex Assault is ‘Madness’ January 2, 2015 News Department of Education Finds Harvard Law School Violated Title IX December 30, 2014 News UMass Amherst Tells Court That ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Is Not Binding Law December 4, 2014 News ‘New York Times’ Takes a More Thorough Look at Mishandling of Campus Rape November 17, 2014 Princeton Adopts ‘Preponderance’ Standard, Reaches Agreement with Department of Education November 10, 2014 Reversing Course, Princeton’s Proposed Sexual Assault Policy Chips Away at Due Process September 23, 2014 Due Process in the News: ‘Washington Post’ Highlights Accused Students’ Concerns August 21, 2014 Samantha Harris Addresses Campus Sexual Assault on Al Jazeera America August 19, 2014 Connecticut Campus Sexual Assault Bill Further Undermines Due Process August 18, 2014 California SB 967 Supporters Ignore Due Process Concerns August 15, 2014 ‘New York Times’ Misses Opportunity to Report on Campus Due Process Violations July 7, 2014 Senators Ask Key Questions at Hearing on Campus Sexual Assault June 30, 2014 News United Educators’ Statistics Show Strong Claims from Accused Students June 23, 2014 Brown Student Tells Story of Sexual Assault Accusation in ‘Daily Beast’ June 12, 2014 A Closer Look at Senator McCaskill’s Second Roundtable on Campus Sexual Assault June 4, 2014 News FIRE Responds to White House Task Force’s First Report on Campus Sexual Assault April 29, 2014 News Dept. of Education Rulemaking Session Ends on Positive Note for Student Due Process Rights April 2, 2014 Press Release 'Bait and Switch' at Dept. of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Session February 24, 2014 Press Release Stephen Henrick in Law Review on Rights of Students Accused of Sexual Assault May 17, 2013 Department of Education’s Latest 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Title IX Retaliation is Puzzling April 29, 2013 Walter Russell Mead Emphasizes the Importance of the Presumption of Innocence April 25, 2013 Lewis and Shaw: Schools Must Preserve Rights in Sexual Assault Cases April 18, 2013 House Votes to Reauthorize VAWA; How Will It Impact Student Rights? February 28, 2013 New AAUP Statement on Campus Sexual Assault: ‘Clear and Convincing Evidence’ Standard ‘Necessary’ to Protect Due Process, Shared Governance February 14, 2013 Joe Cohn in ‘LGBTQ Nation’ On Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act February 6, 2013 Controversial Head of Dept. of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights Steps Down November 30, 2012 Press Release New FIRE Op-ed in ‘The Stanford Daily’ November 2, 2012 Responding in Full to ‘Preponderance of the Evidence’ Advocates October 18, 2012 News Responding to 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Advocates October 15, 2012 Joe Cohn on Campus vs. Civil Trials in ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education’ October 1, 2012 Former OCR Attorney: ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter’s Preponderance Mandate ‘Unlawful’ September 12, 2012 Missouri State Latest School to Succumb to OCR Mandate August 29, 2012 KC Johnson on the Latest Threats to Due Process on Campus July 24, 2012 A Balanced Approach to VAWA July 24, 2012 Where FIRE Stands on VAWA May 31, 2012 Dueling Editorials at Stanford about Standard of Evidence May 24, 2012 OCR: Reducing Protection for the Accused May 22, 2012 House VAWA Includes Millions for Controversial ‘Campus Safety’ Center May 17, 2012 ‘Crimson’ Reports on Due Process Concerns as Harvard Revises Sexual Assault Policy May 14, 2012 Dept. of Education Challenged by FIRE, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights May 7, 2012 Dept. of Education Challenged by FIRE, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights May 7, 2012 Press Release FIRE to Stanford Graduate Student Council: Protect Students’ Due Process May 3, 2012 Bipartisan Support for Student Rights in Senate VAWA Reauthorization April 30, 2012 Press Release Cornell Becomes Latest College to Incorporate "Two-Tier" Disciplinary Process Following OCR Mandate April 27, 2012 ‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures April 26, 2012 AP: Sexual Assault Claims on Campus a ‘Legal Minefield’ April 23, 2012 FIRE Asks Cornell to Preserve Due Process April 11, 2012 Cornell Grad Urges University Not to Abandon Protections for the Accused April 10, 2012 One Year Later, Silence from Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Due Process, Free Speech Concerns April 4, 2012 Press Release OCR's April 4 Letter and Opposition in the National Media December 26, 2011 Naomi Schaefer Riley in 'Chronicle' on the Need to Allow Room for Law Enforcement to Handle Campus Crime November 18, 2011 Threat to Student Due Process Rights Dropped from Draft of Violence Against Women Act November 14, 2011 Press Release How a Due Process Abuser Became a Rape Apologist November 11, 2011 An Anonymous College Administrator Struggles with the OCR Letter November 8, 2011 Cathy Young Highlights New Threats to Due Process on Campus November 7, 2011 Changes to Violence Against Women Act Could Threaten Student Due Process Rights October 31, 2011 Changes to Violence Against Women Act Would Threaten Student Due Process Rights October 31, 2011 Press Release FIRE Releases Survey of Evidence Standards Used by Nation's Top Colleges October 28, 2011 Controversy over OCR 'Preponderance' Mandate Reaches Southern Methodist U. October 24, 2011 Did the Office for Civil Rights' April 4 'Dear Colleague' Letter Violate the Law? September 12, 2011 Robert in 'Daily Caller': How New Federal Regulations Are Making Some Higher Ed Lawyers Rich September 2, 2011 Former FIRE Intern Discusses OCR and Due Process September 1, 2011 News Adam in 'The Huffington Post' on 'Sticking Up for Penises Everywhere' August 31, 2011 'Philadelphia' Magazine Exposes Major Government Threat to Rights on Campus--And the Lawyers Who Profit August 26, 2011 In 'Wall Street Journal' Op-Ed, Peter Berkowitz Takes on New OCR Mandates August 20, 2011 Reflections on AAUP's Criticism of OCR's 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard in Defense of Faculty Rights August 19, 2011 This Week in FIRE News: Opposition to OCR's New Standards Grows August 19, 2011 AAUP Extends Criticism of OCR 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard, Defends Faculty Rights August 18, 2011 FIRE Publishes FAQ for Students on New OCR Mandates August 17, 2011 Former FIRE Intern Defends Due Process in 'The Philadelphia Inquirer' August 15, 2011 This Month in FIRE History: OCR Reinforces First Amendment Protections on Campus August 11, 2011 Untangling the Web of Federal Regulations on Campus Sexual Assault August 2, 2011 Blog AAUP to Office for Civil Rights: New Evidence Requirement Conflicts with Our Standards, Jeopardizes Academic Freedom and Tenure July 29, 2011 Blog American Association of University Professors Asks Office for Civil Rights to Withdraw New Evidence Requirement July 28, 2011 Ilya Shapiro on the Dangers of the April 4 OCR Guidance June 23, 2011 Robert Tackles OCR's Threat to Campus Rights on WGN Radio June 22, 2011 Michael Barone Takes on OCR's Erosion of Campus Due Process June 22, 2011 Greg in 'The Huffington Post' on Federal Government's Threat to Free Speech June 17, 2011 FIRE: One-Trick Ponies in Tinfoil Hats? June 9, 2011 FIRE Board of Advisors Member Christina Hoff Sommers Illustrates Problems with Government's Sexual Assault Guidance in 'Chronicle of Higher Education' June 6, 2011 The Department of Education, Yale, And the New Threat to Free Speech on Campus June 5, 2011 Blog FIRE’s 'One Trick': Protecting Civil Liberties June 2, 2011 Jeffrey Hadden of 'Detroit News' the Latest to Join the Chorus Against OCR's Policy Guidance May 31, 2011 In 'PolicyMic,' FIRE's Peter Bonilla Discusses OCR's Threat to Free Speech May 27, 2011 Greg on the New Government Threat to Campus Free Speech in 'The Daily Caller' May 25, 2011 Yale, the Department of Education, and the looming free speech crisis May 24, 2011 Blog Harvey and Kyle on 'Minding the Campus' on What Yale Should Have Said to OCR May 24, 2011 Why Yale Frat Chants Are Not 'Harassing' or 'Threatening' May 19, 2011 Cato's Roger Pilon on OCR and its Threat to Student Due Process May 13, 2011 Everyone is Harmed by Reducing Due Process in Campus Sexual Assault Cases May 13, 2011 New OCR Letter Marks Radical Change in Due Process Guidance May 10, 2011 Schools in a Rush to Comply with Office for Civil Rights' 'Dear Colleague' Letter May 9, 2011 This Week in the News: FIRE Responds to OCR Letter May 6, 2011 Federal Government's Legislative and Regulatory Push Ignores Individual Rights in Zeal to Protect Students May 6, 2011 Office for Civil Rights Fails to Acknowledge Free Speech Rights When Addressing 'Sexual Harassment' on Campus May 5, 2011 New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus May 5, 2011 FIRE: New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus May 5, 2011 Press Release FIRE Issues Statement in Response to OCR 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Universities' Obligations Regarding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault April 4, 2011
Campus civil liberties coalition files petition to defend Title IX free speech, due process protections against state attorneys general lawsuit June 26, 2020 Press Release
Education Dept. issues new Title IX regs with crucial campus due process protections, adopts Supreme Court sexual harassment definition May 6, 2020 Press Release
Responding to criticisms of the proposed Department of Education Title IX regulations November 20, 2018
New proposed Title IX regulations feature essential safeguards for free speech and due process on campus November 16, 2018
Mountain of evidence shows the Department of Education’s prior approach to campus sexual assault was ‘widely criticized’ and ‘failing’ November 15, 2018 News
Preliminary Education Department rules on campus sexual misconduct include important due process protections, according to report August 30, 2018
Dear Colleague: It’s over! Education Department rescinds controversial 2011 letter September 22, 2017 Press Release
[UPDATE] Education Department says it will finally confront its role in campus due process crisis September 7, 2017 Press Release
Former UVA Student Challenges Unlawful Sexual Misconduct Mandate in Federal Lawsuit June 16, 2016 Press Release
Senator Lankford ‘Acutely Dismayed’ by OCR’s Insufficient Response to Questions about Agency’s Authority March 9, 2016
Senator Demands Answers from Department of Education About Controversial Mandates January 7, 2016 Press Release
FIRE Responds to Know Your IX’s Letter to College Presidents Regarding Fair Procedures April 16, 2015
Former OCR Lawyer Hans Bader Responds to Finding of Title IX Violation at Harvard Law School January 7, 2015 News
Princeton Adopts ‘Preponderance’ Standard, Reaches Agreement with Department of Education November 10, 2014
Reversing Course, Princeton’s Proposed Sexual Assault Policy Chips Away at Due Process September 23, 2014
Dept. of Education Rulemaking Session Ends on Positive Note for Student Due Process Rights April 2, 2014 Press Release
'Bait and Switch' at Dept. of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Session February 24, 2014 Press Release
Department of Education’s Latest 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Title IX Retaliation is Puzzling April 29, 2013
New AAUP Statement on Campus Sexual Assault: ‘Clear and Convincing Evidence’ Standard ‘Necessary’ to Protect Due Process, Shared Governance February 14, 2013
Controversial Head of Dept. of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights Steps Down November 30, 2012 Press Release
Dept. of Education Challenged by FIRE, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights May 7, 2012
Dept. of Education Challenged by FIRE, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights May 7, 2012 Press Release
Cornell Becomes Latest College to Incorporate "Two-Tier" Disciplinary Process Following OCR Mandate April 27, 2012
‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures April 26, 2012
One Year Later, Silence from Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Due Process, Free Speech Concerns April 4, 2012 Press Release
Naomi Schaefer Riley in 'Chronicle' on the Need to Allow Room for Law Enforcement to Handle Campus Crime November 18, 2011
Threat to Student Due Process Rights Dropped from Draft of Violence Against Women Act November 14, 2011 Press Release
Changes to Violence Against Women Act Would Threaten Student Due Process Rights October 31, 2011 Press Release
Robert in 'Daily Caller': How New Federal Regulations Are Making Some Higher Ed Lawyers Rich September 2, 2011
'Philadelphia' Magazine Exposes Major Government Threat to Rights on Campus--And the Lawyers Who Profit August 26, 2011
Reflections on AAUP's Criticism of OCR's 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard in Defense of Faculty Rights August 19, 2011
AAUP Extends Criticism of OCR 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard, Defends Faculty Rights August 18, 2011
AAUP to Office for Civil Rights: New Evidence Requirement Conflicts with Our Standards, Jeopardizes Academic Freedom and Tenure July 29, 2011 Blog
American Association of University Professors Asks Office for Civil Rights to Withdraw New Evidence Requirement July 28, 2011
FIRE Board of Advisors Member Christina Hoff Sommers Illustrates Problems with Government's Sexual Assault Guidance in 'Chronicle of Higher Education' June 6, 2011
Jeffrey Hadden of 'Detroit News' the Latest to Join the Chorus Against OCR's Policy Guidance May 31, 2011
Federal Government's Legislative and Regulatory Push Ignores Individual Rights in Zeal to Protect Students May 6, 2011
Office for Civil Rights Fails to Acknowledge Free Speech Rights When Addressing 'Sexual Harassment' on Campus May 5, 2011
FIRE: New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus May 5, 2011 Press Release
FIRE Issues Statement in Response to OCR 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Universities' Obligations Regarding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault April 4, 2011
