Key Court Decisions Address Issues Concerning the Application of Title IX
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/21
Professor’s Classroom Speech Deemed Protected - In a case involving questions regarding the application of Title IX to classroom instruction, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reasoned that a university’s gender-identity policy may infringe upon free speech rights of teaching faculty. In the case, a professor claimed that policy requirements, which mandated the use of students’ preferred gender pronouns in class, conflicted with his own religious convictions......
By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC