On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued its
final rule on Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
regulations. These are the first comprehensive regulations issued
under Title IX since 1975. The final rule, which applies to school
districts, colleges and universities, including all institutions of
higher education receiving Title IV funding, contains a number of
significant changes, such as: a definition for sexual harassment,
publication of Title IX materials, triggers for an
institution's legal obligation to respond and investigate, and
a requirement that institutions conduct courtroomlike hearings.
The final regulations modify Title IX regulatory requirements
regarding remedies the Department may impose on recipients for
Title IX violations, the intersection between Title IX,
constitutional protections, and other laws, the designation by each
recipient of a Title IX coordinator to address sex discrimination
including sexual harassment, the