The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a much-scrutinized U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit case involving race-neutral school admissions procedures, Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County Board, on February 20, 2024.

Perkins Coie’s Markus Funk analyzes the broad scope of the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX’s implementing regulations, and effect finalized rules would have on campus disciplinary procedures.

Perkins Partner T. Markus Funk, joined by UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh and Dechert’s Andrew Boutros, tackle the question of whether today’s adjunct law professors are teaching temps, cash cows, valued instructors, or something else.

The gender equity movement focused higher education institutions on pay equality. For example, in 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the University of Denver alleging gender discrimination in professor compensation that resulted in the university paying $2.66 million to resolve the matter. Now, the recent racial justice movement has raised the stakes for these institutions.

As colleges and universities reopen, the potential for another shutdown and lawsuits over refunds for tuition, fees, and health and safety looms.

The recently enacted My Health, My Data Act (MHMD) will regulate the collection, use, sharing, analysis, and sale of health-related data of individuals in Washington state and beyond.

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, Perkins Coie hosted a highly interactive CLE webinar designed by seasoned practitioners who will share best practices and their experiences investigating cases of workplace violence, sexual and racial trauma, and other instances of power-based harm.