Federal agencies implementing and enforcing Title IX will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.
The DOJ does not prescribe any particular outcome with regard to enforcement actions, and each Title IX claim will turn on its own unique set of facts.
The DOE will solicit the public’s input on issues of sexual harassment in school environments, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Bottom Line
The DOJ has notified Federal Agency Civil Rights Directors and General Counsels that anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination falls within the scope of Title IX’s protections. Federally funded schools, colleges, and universities should review their own anti-discrimination policies and programs and update them accordingly. Educational institutions should also be on the lookout for announcements posted on the OCR’s
On March 26, 2021 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided
The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a decision addressing the “fair use” doctrine, an important part of copyright law. “Fair use” tries to balance the extent to which one artist may build on a prior artist’s work without getting the first artist’s approval or license for doing so, and when so much of the quality or quantity of first work is copied that that artist’s work deserves protection against the latter piece. In the recently-decided case, which the Warhol Foundation had won below, the appellate court rejected the claim that Warhol’s uses of certain photographs of Prince Rogers Nelson by Linda Goldsmith
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Governor Northam Celebrates Progress During 2021 General Assembly Session
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam issued the following statement today upon the adjournment of the 2021 reconvened session of the General Assembly.
“Today, we concluded a legislative session that will be regarded as one of the most consequential policy-reforming periods in modern Virginia history.
“We approved a state budget that will help Virginians get through the pandemic while laying a foundation for a strong economic recovery. We have directed resources to provide grants for small businesses and built up a robust process to protect renters from eviction. And we have come together to support our schools and safely return students and teachers to the classroom.
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Nation’s highest court rejects narrow causation test for specific jurisdiction and affirms requirement that forum contacts “relate to” the claim.
In the 2017 case Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that a claim must “arise out of or relate to” a defendant’s forum-state contacts for specific personal jurisdiction to attach. Latham & Watkins discussed the case and its implications in September 2016, January 2017, and June 2017. Now, the Court has again considered the scope of specific personal jurisdiction in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court.