Title IX
Title IX Definition
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of 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.”
Title IX, a clause of the 1972 Education Amendments
Title IX has brought an end to many injustices since it was enacted almost 50 years ago. However, bureaucrats have expanded the definitions of discrimination and harassment over the years in a way that has been harmful to students on campus. The process for adjudicating serious allegations on campus, for example, has been plagued by bias, vagueness, and overreach – undermining a system that was intended to ensure access to education for all students. Instead, bureaucrats have created a climate of fear and suspicion on campus and destroyed students’ appreciation for the traditions of fairness upon which this country was built.
In May of 2020, new Title IX rules were issued by the Department of Education which could provide much-needed clarity for students, universities, families, and administrators. They could also enshrine procedural safeguards that will start to restore trust in a broken system. Speech First will be following the issue closely
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Biden And Universities Launch Sneak Attack On Free Speech
The proposed new Title IX regulations by President Biden’s Department of Education have opened the door for universities to restrict and compel student speech even more than they already do. If universities follow these guidelines, students’ First Amendment rights will be jettisoned, rigorous debate will perish, and students’ tuition dollars will be diverted to litigate the free speech issues that will surely arise.
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August 7, 2020

IWF Podcast on Title IX
Click here to watch Nicole Neily give an interview on Title IX.
July 5, 2022

Biden And Universities Launch Sneak Attack On Free Speech
July 5, 2022 The proposed new Title IX regulations by President Biden’s Department of Education have opened the door for universities to restrict and compel student speech even more than…
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June 23, 2021
Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene in the Northern District of California
June 14, 2021
Speech First Comments on Title IX Enforcement for US Department of Education Public Hearing
May 24, 2021
Campus Civil Liberties Coalition Files Motion to Intervene in The Women’s Student Union v. Dept. of Education
January 27, 2021
Campus Civil Liberties Coalition Files Brief In Support Of Title IX Free Speech, Due Process Protections
January 17, 2021
Motion for Summary Judgement in Speech First’s Title IX case
August 7, 2020
IWF Podcast on Title IX
SheThinks Podcast
June 26, 2020
Campus civil liberties coalition files petition to defend Title IX free speech
June 26, 2020
Petition to intervene in Title IX litigation – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania et al, D. DC.
June 25, 2020
Campus free speech orgs seek to intervene in lawsuit to defend new Title IX regulations
May 7, 2020
Speech First’s Statement Regarding Title IX
April 9, 2020
TITLE IX LETTER TO ED DEPT
April 9, 2020