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Campus civil liberties coalition files petition to defend Title IX free speech, due process protections against state attorneys general lawsuit

June 26, 2020

Press Release

New Title IX regulations carefully balance the rights of all students

May 8, 2020

Education Dept. issues new Title IX regs with crucial campus due process protections, adopts Supreme Court sexual harassment definition

May 6, 2020

Press Release

FIRE submits comment to Department of Education on proposed Title IX regulations

January 30, 2019

Responding to criticisms of the proposed Department of Education Title IX regulations

November 20, 2018

New proposed Title IX regulations feature essential safeguards for free speech and due process on campus

November 16, 2018

FIRE statement on new, proposed Title IX regulations

November 16, 2018

Mountain of evidence shows the Department of Education’s prior approach to campus sexual assault was ‘widely criticized’ and ‘failing’

November 15, 2018

News

Preliminary Education Department rules on campus sexual misconduct include important due process protections, according to report

August 30, 2018

Dear Colleague: It’s over! Education Department rescinds controversial 2011 letter

September 22, 2017

Press Release

DeVos: Process to rescind ‘Dear Colleague’ letter has begun

September 8, 2017

News

[UPDATE] Education Department says it will finally confront its role in campus due process crisis

September 7, 2017

Press Release

Oklahoma Wesleyan Joins Lawsuit Challenging 2011 ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter

August 15, 2016

Former UVA Student Challenges Unlawful Sexual Misconduct Mandate in Federal Lawsuit

June 16, 2016

Press Release

FIRE Aims to Challenge Legality of Federal Sexual Misconduct Mandate

April 4, 2016

Press Release

Senator Lankford ‘Acutely Dismayed’ by OCR’s Insufficient Response to Questions about Agency’s Authority

March 9, 2016

OCR Response to Senator’s Inquiry Not All That Responsive

February 29, 2016

Senator Demands Answers from Department of Education About Controversial Mandates

January 7, 2016

Press Release

Nation’s Oldest Law Daily: Colleges Poorly Equipped to Adjudicate Criminal Activity

June 17, 2015

FIRE Responds to Know Your IX’s Letter to College Presidents Regarding Fair Procedures

April 16, 2015

Members of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Criticize OCR Overreach

March 2, 2015

News

Coalition’s Open Letter Mischaracterizes Right to Counsel Legislation

February 20, 2015

Penn Law Profs Write Open Letter on Problems with Sexual Assault Policy

February 19, 2015

Obama’s Budget Proposal Portends More Problematic Micromanaging by OCR

February 5, 2015

Former OCR Lawyer Hans Bader Responds to Finding of Title IX Violation at Harvard Law School

January 7, 2015

News

Harvard Law Professor: OCR’s Stance on Campus Sex Assault is ‘Madness’

January 2, 2015

News

Department of Education Finds Harvard Law School Violated Title IX

December 30, 2014

News

UMass Amherst Tells Court That ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Is Not Binding Law

December 4, 2014

News

‘New York Times’ Takes a More Thorough Look at Mishandling of Campus Rape

November 17, 2014

Princeton Adopts ‘Preponderance’ Standard, Reaches Agreement with Department of Education

November 10, 2014

Reversing Course, Princeton’s Proposed Sexual Assault Policy Chips Away at Due Process

September 23, 2014

Due Process in the News: ‘Washington Post’ Highlights Accused ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ’ Concerns

August 21, 2014

Samantha Harris Addresses Campus Sexual Assault on Al Jazeera America

August 19, 2014

Connecticut Campus Sexual Assault Bill Further Undermines Due Process

August 18, 2014

California SB 967 Supporters Ignore Due Process Concerns

August 15, 2014

‘New York Times’ Misses Opportunity to Report on Campus Due Process Violations

July 7, 2014

Senators Ask Key Questions at Hearing on Campus Sexual Assault

June 30, 2014

News

United Educators’ Statistics Show Strong Claims from Accused ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ

June 23, 2014

Brown Student Tells Story of Sexual Assault Accusation in ‘Daily Beast’

June 12, 2014

A Closer Look at Senator McCaskill’s Second Roundtable on Campus Sexual Assault

June 4, 2014

News

FIRE Responds to White House Task Force’s First Report on Campus Sexual Assault

April 29, 2014

News

Dept. of Education Rulemaking Session Ends on Positive Note for Student Due Process Rights

April 2, 2014

Press Release

'Bait and Switch' at Dept. of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Session

February 24, 2014

Press Release

Stephen Henrick in Law Review on Rights of FIREAccused of Sexual Assault

May 17, 2013

Department of Education’s Latest 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Title IX Retaliation is Puzzling

April 29, 2013

Walter Russell Mead Emphasizes the Importance of the Presumption of Innocence

April 25, 2013

Lewis and Shaw: Schools Must Preserve Rights in Sexual Assault Cases

April 18, 2013

House Votes to Reauthorize VAWA; How Will It Impact Student Rights?

February 28, 2013

New AAUP Statement on Campus Sexual Assault: ‘Clear and Convincing Evidence’ Standard ‘Necessary’ to Protect Due Process, Shared Governance

February 14, 2013

Joe Cohn in ‘LGBTQ Nation’ On Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act

February 6, 2013

Controversial Head of Dept. of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights Steps Down

November 30, 2012

Press Release

New FIREOp-ed in ‘The Stanford Daily’

November 2, 2012

Responding in Full to ‘Preponderance of the Evidence’ Advocates

October 18, 2012

News

Responding to 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Advocates

October 15, 2012

Joe Cohn on Campus vs. Civil Trials in ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education’

October 1, 2012

Former OCR Attorney: ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter’s Preponderance Mandate ‘Unlawful’

September 12, 2012

Missouri State Latest School to Succumb to OCR Mandate

August 29, 2012

KC Johnson on the Latest Threats to Due Process on Campus

July 24, 2012

A Balanced Approach to VAWA

July 24, 2012

Where FIREStands on VAWA

May 31, 2012

Dueling Editorials at Stanford about Standard of Evidence

May 24, 2012

OCR: Reducing Protection for the Accused

May 22, 2012

House VAWA Includes Millions for Controversial ‘Campus Safety’ Center

May 17, 2012

‘Crimson’ Reports on Due Process Concerns as Harvard Revises Sexual Assault Policy

May 14, 2012

Dept. of Education Challenged by ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights

May 7, 2012

Dept. of Education Challenged by ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ, Coalition about Silence on Threats to Student Rights

May 7, 2012

Press Release

FIRE to Stanford Graduate Student Council: Protect ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ’ Due Process

May 3, 2012

Bipartisan Support for Student Rights in Senate VAWA Reauthorization

April 30, 2012

Press Release

Cornell Becomes Latest College to Incorporate "Two-Tier" Disciplinary Process Following OCR Mandate

April 27, 2012

‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures

April 26, 2012

AP: Sexual Assault Claims on Campus a ‘Legal Minefield’

April 23, 2012

FIRE Asks Cornell to Preserve Due Process

April 11, 2012

Cornell Grad Urges University Not to Abandon Protections for the Accused

April 10, 2012

One Year Later, Silence from Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Due Process, Free Speech Concerns

April 4, 2012

Press Release

OCR's April 4 Letter and Opposition in the National Media

December 26, 2011

Naomi Schaefer Riley in 'Chronicle' on the Need to Allow Room for Law Enforcement to Handle Campus Crime

November 18, 2011

Threat to Student Due Process Rights Dropped from Draft of Violence Against Women Act

November 14, 2011

Press Release

How a Due Process Abuser Became a Rape Apologist

November 11, 2011

An Anonymous College Administrator Struggles with the OCR Letter

November 8, 2011

Cathy Young Highlights New Threats to Due Process on Campus

November 7, 2011

Changes to Violence Against Women Act Could Threaten Student Due Process Rights

October 31, 2011

Changes to Violence Against Women Act Would Threaten Student Due Process Rights

October 31, 2011

Press Release

FIRE Releases Survey of Evidence Standards Used by Nation's Top Colleges

October 28, 2011

Controversy over OCR 'Preponderance' Mandate Reaches Southern Methodist U.

October 24, 2011

Did the Office for Civil Rights' April 4 'Dear Colleague' Letter Violate the Law?

September 12, 2011

Robert in 'Daily Caller': How New Federal Regulations Are Making Some Higher Ed Lawyers Rich

September 2, 2011

Former FIREIntern Discusses OCR and Due Process

September 1, 2011

News

Adam in 'The Huffington Post' on 'Sticking Up for Penises Everywhere'

August 31, 2011

'Philadelphia' Magazine Exposes Major Government Threat to Rights on Campus--And the Lawyers Who Profit

August 26, 2011

In 'Wall Street Journal' Op-Ed, Peter Berkowitz Takes on New OCR Mandates

August 20, 2011

Reflections on AAUP's Criticism of OCR's 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard in Defense of Faculty Rights

August 19, 2011

This Week in FIRENews: Opposition to OCR's New Standards Grows

August 19, 2011

AAUP Extends Criticism of OCR 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard, Defends Faculty Rights

August 18, 2011

FIRE Publishes FAQ for FIREon New OCR Mandates

August 17, 2011

Former FIREIntern Defends Due Process in 'The Philadelphia Inquirer'

August 15, 2011

This Month in FIREHistory: OCR Reinforces First Amendment Protections on Campus

August 11, 2011

Untangling the Web of Federal Regulations on Campus Sexual Assault

August 2, 2011

Blog

AAUP to Office for Civil Rights: New Evidence Requirement Conflicts with Our Standards, Jeopardizes Academic Freedom and Tenure

July 29, 2011

Blog

American Association of University Professors Asks Office for Civil Rights to Withdraw New Evidence Requirement

July 28, 2011

Ilya Shapiro on the Dangers of the April 4 OCR Guidance

June 23, 2011

Robert Tackles OCR's Threat to Campus Rights on WGN Radio

June 22, 2011

Michael Barone Takes on OCR's Erosion of Campus Due Process

June 22, 2011

Greg in 'The Huffington Post' on Federal Government's Threat to Free Speech

June 17, 2011

FIRE: One-Trick Ponies in Tinfoil Hats?

June 9, 2011

FIRE Board of Advisors Member Christina Hoff Sommers Illustrates Problems with Government's Sexual Assault Guidance in 'Chronicle of Higher Education'

June 6, 2011

The Department of Education, Yale, And the New Threat to Free Speech on Campus

June 5, 2011

Blog

FIRE’s 'One Trick': Protecting Civil Liberties

June 2, 2011

Jeffrey Hadden of 'Detroit News' the Latest to Join the Chorus Against OCR's Policy Guidance

May 31, 2011

In 'PolicyMic,' ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's Peter Bonilla Discusses OCR's Threat to Free Speech

May 27, 2011

Greg on the New Government Threat to Campus Free Speech in 'The Daily Caller'

May 25, 2011

Yale, the Department of Education, and the looming free speech crisis

May 24, 2011

Blog

Harvey and Kyle on 'Minding the Campus' on What Yale Should Have Said to OCR

May 24, 2011

Why Yale Frat Chants Are Not 'Harassing' or 'Threatening'

May 19, 2011

Cato's Roger Pilon on OCR and its Threat to Student Due Process

May 13, 2011

Everyone is Harmed by Reducing Due Process in Campus Sexual Assault Cases

May 13, 2011

New OCR Letter Marks Radical Change in Due Process Guidance

May 10, 2011

Schools in a Rush to Comply with Office for Civil Rights' 'Dear Colleague' Letter

May 9, 2011

This Week in the News: FIREResponds to OCR Letter

May 6, 2011

Federal Government's Legislative and Regulatory Push Ignores Individual Rights in Zeal to Protect ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ

May 6, 2011

Office for Civil Rights Fails to Acknowledge Free Speech Rights When Addressing 'Sexual Harassment' on Campus

May 5, 2011

New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus

May 5, 2011

FIRE: New Federal Regulations Limit Due Process, Free Speech Rights on Campus

May 5, 2011

Press Release

FIRE Issues Statement in Response to OCR 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Universities' Obligations Regarding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault

April 4, 2011