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Trump admin rules UPenn violated Title IX, demands school return honors to female athletes

The University of Pennsylvania was found to have “violated Title IX by denying women equal opportunities by permitting males to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics and to occupy women-only intimate facilities,” the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Monday. The OCR said it will give the university 10 days to be in compliance…

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Elite schools organize group to oppose Trump administration as battle for higher education funding escalates

Following the Trump administration’s targeted attacks on elite universities, including Harvard and Columbia, some university leaders and administrators have organized an informal group to oppose the federal government.  “The informal group currently includes about 10 schools, including Ivies and leading private research universities, mostly in blue states,” The Wall Street Journal revealed in a report…

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Menendez brothers demand Los Angeles DA recuse himself or be disqualified in resentencing case

The attorney representing convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez has taken action to try to disqualify Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and his office from representing the state in the brothers’ resentencing case. Attorney Mark Geragos and his cocounsels filed paperwork on Friday announcing a motion to disqualify Hochman’s office, citing a “conflict…

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