A recent change to the definition of “sexual assault” has significant impacts regarding what conduct local educational agencies (LEA) must investigate under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and the 2020 Title IX Regulations.

The United States Department of Education (Department) has determined that the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) by “allowing males in girls’ sports and intimate spaces,” and preventing equality of opportunities for girls in athletics.

In Roe v. Critchfield (9th Cir. Mar. 20, 2025), Case No. 23-2807, __ F.4th __, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that pro-LGBTQ+ Plaintiffs’ challenge to Idaho Senate Bill 1100 (SB 1100), regarding access to bathrooms and like facilities based upon biological sex, was unlikely to succeed on the merits.

On February 5, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “

On January 9, 2025, in the matter of Tennessee v. Cardona, a federal district court in Kentucky issued an order to vacate the 2024 Title IX Regulations.

Thursday, January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a ruling and judgment in Tennessee vs. Cardona regarding the legality of the United States Department of Education’s (“DOE”) 2024 Title IX regulations (“2024 Title IX Regulations”).