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California AG Files Pre-Enforcement Lawsuit Amid U.S. DOJ Demands that California Schools Violate State Law and U.S. Constitution

June 11, 2025

(What follows is a press release from California’a AG’s office.) California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a pre-enforcement lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) in anticipation of imminent legal retaliation against California’s school systems. Last week, U.S. DOJ issued a letter requesting certification from California school districts that they will not…
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Akerman Sports Lawyer LaKeisha Marsh Elected to Board of Directors of the NACUA

May 26, 2025

LaKeisha C. Marsh, chair of Akerman’s Government Strategies Practice Group and Higher Education and Collegiate Athletics Practice, has been elected to serve on the National Association of College and University Attorneys’ (NACUA) board of directors for a three-year term beginning June 2025. NACUA is a leading membership association in the field of higher education law,…
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Attorney William Bock Visits with the Sports Law Expert Podcast in Exclusive Interview

May 15, 2025

Sports lawyer William “Bill” Bock III, a partner at Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP, recently joined Sports Litigation Alert Editor Holt Hackney as a guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment, which was made available today, can be heard here – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-visit-with-sports-lawyer-william-bock-of/id1740807429?i=1000704345799. “Bill is an icon in the sports industry, known for his…
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Jackson Lewis: Institutions’ Title IX Compliance Under the Microscope: DOJ, ED Form Special Investigations Team to Enforce Gender Ideology EOs

April 22, 2025

By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Carol R. Ashley & Danielle Bland Takeaway The DOJ and ED are allocating resources to increase enforcement of Title IX concerning participation of transgender athletes, the use of intimate spaces, and “gender ideology” generally. Institutions should carefully review their policies and practices now that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of…
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Sports Lawyer Appointed Title IX Coordinator for Southwestern University

April 11, 2025

Loren Galloway Bowans has joined Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas as its new Title IX Coordinator. Bowans was previously at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the University Risk and Compliance Services team and manager of UT’s Clery Act compliance program. She also worked closely with UT Austin’s Title…
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DOE, DOJ Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team

April 7, 2025

“Amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints,” the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday the “Title IX Special Investigations Team” (SIT) to “ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology in school programs and activities.” The…
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Press Cites Clarkson’s Arthur Bryant on Title IX, NIL, and College Sports Law Developments

March 11, 2025

Clarkson’s Arthur Bryant continues to be a prominent voice in the battle for gender equity and Title IX compliance in intercollegiate athletics. With decades of experience representing women athletes and championing equal rights in college sports, Bryant is arguably America’s most accomplished Title IX lawyer. He has been cited by the press nationwide for his views on recent developments,…
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USDA Launches Compliance Review of University of Maine for Title IX Violations

February 27, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated a compliance review of the University of Maine following the State of Maine’s blatant disregard for President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14201, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports. “President Trump has made it abundantly clear: taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars will not support institutions that discriminate against women,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke…
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Hackney Publications Creates Client Referral Program for Sports Lawyers

February 6, 2025

Hackney Publications announced today a client referral program, leveraging 25 years of editing and publishing experience in the sports law field to pair potential legal clients with sports lawyers. Those “friends of Hackney Publications,” defined as subscribers and sponsors, will receive notification when a potential legal client reaches out through Sportslawexpert.com (https://sportslawexpert.com/seeking-a-sports-lawyer/) as well as…
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Lawsuit Challenges California Law that ‘Allows Boys to Play on Girls’ Sports Teams

February 3, 2025

Two female high school athletes from California, K.S. and T.S., along with their families, and the Save Girls’ Sports association, have filed an amended federal lawsuit against the State of California, Riverside Unified School District, and school officials. The lawsuit challenges AB 1266, the California law that “requires schools to allow biological males to compete…
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