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Education Law,
Civil Rights

Dec. 18, 2020

Developments related to sexual misconduct on college campuses

Constant changes at the state and federal levels promise further evolution of this area of law in the coming years.

Robyn C. Crowther

Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

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Los Angeles , CA 90071

Phone: (213) 439-9428

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Email: rcrowther@steptoe.com

Georgetown Univ Law Ctr; Washington DC

Brenda Star Adams

Maha Ibrahim

Attorney
Equal Rights Advocates

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 states that "[n]o person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." 20 U.S.C. Sections 1681. Initial exemplars of this statute were female student athletes and coaches, which led to the popular understanding of Title IX as primarily a sports equity ...

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