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Missouri, Coalition of Attorneys General Obtain Injunction Halting Biden Administration Guidance on Bathrooms, Sports in Schools and Workplaces

July 25, 2022

Earlier this month, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, along with a coalition of twenty attorneys general led by Tennessee, obtained a preliminary injunction halting the Biden Administration’s guidance that would change Title VII and Title IX’s definition of “sex” to include “gender identity” relating to separation of bathrooms and sports in schools, and pronouns in…
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Volleyball Coach’s Quick Departure at Grambling Leads to Chaos, Potential Litigation

July 15, 2022

Grambling State University Head Volleyball Coach Chelsey Lucas was barely at work six months when the school fired her. Specifically, Lucas was hired by the school, which is designated as one of the country’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), in February after coaching stints at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Alcorn…
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Inaugural Conference Addresses Fairness in Women’s Sports

June 27, 2022

With the 50th anniversary of Title IX on June 23, 2022, the inaugural conference for the new Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) is being held publicly with free admission at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas through June 28, 2022. ICONS is a fast-growing grassroots nonprofit of world-class athletes, parents, and a wide range of experts, doctors, lawyers, and…
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U.S. Department of Education Proposes Title IX Amendments

June 24, 2022

By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Carol R. Ashley and Laura A. Ahrens, of Jackson Lewis In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education has released its proposed amendments to the regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for public comment. According to Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine E. Lhamon, “The proposed…
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FINA announces new policy on gender inclusion

June 19, 2022

FINA Member Federations voted Saturday in support of a new FINA policy on gender inclusion presented at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022. The vote, which was 71.5 percent in favour of the new policy, took place after Congress heard speeches from representatives of a working group that was set up in November 2021. This…
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Baily & Glasser Hosts ‘Title IX 50th Anniversary Primer: Time to Sue?’

June 14, 2022

DATE: Thursday, June 23, 2022 TIME: 2:00-3:00 PM ET Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits gender discrimination by schools nationwide, including in intercollegiate athletics. But almost all colleges and universities in America are violating it. And history proves they will only provide gender equity if student-athletes are willing to fight. This special…
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UKG, National Women’s Soccer League Announce Historic Multi-Year Partnership to Help Close Gender Pay Gap

May 19, 2022

UKG, a provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions, and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) have announced a historic, multi-year partnership, making UKG the first-ever title sponsor of the NWSL Challenge Cup, increasing the Cup bonus pool tenfold in 2022, and the total pool will more than double again in 2023. The 2023…
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The Drake Group Announces 2022 National Award Winners, Including a U.S. Senator

May 16, 2022

The Drake Group has announced the recipients of its 2022 national awards to be presented at The Allen Sack National Symposium – Advancing Integrity in College Sport on May 19, 2022 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The Drake Group National Public Service Award to the HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, United States Senator for…
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NFL, Along with The National Domestic Violence Hotline and Raliance, Renew Partnerships to Help Stop Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

April 26, 2022

The National Football League (NFL) joined the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) and RALIANCE in announcing their continued partnerships. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and highlighting the work of the NFL’s national and local partnerships that provide year-round resources to educate communities and support survivors is part of the League’s broad commitment that…
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THE WOMEN’S SPORTS POLICY WORKING GROUP AND CHAMPION WOMEN RELEASE THE RESULTS OF TWO PETITIONS ASKING CONGRESS AND SPORT GOVERNING BODIES TO PRIORITIZE COMPETITIVE FAIRNESS FOR BIOLOGICAL WOMEN

March 16, 2022

Over 5446 athletes, parents, coaches and sports officials and others, including over 297 Olympians and Paralympians, have signed onto two petitions: The Women’s Sports Policy Working Group positions and model legislation and the ChampionWomen.com petition that call upon legislatures and sports governance organizations to prioritize fairness and safety for females over blanket transgender inclusion or…
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