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Alert: Court Enjoins Department of Education’s New Rule on Title IX in Ohio and Five Other States

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Alert: Court Enjoins Department of Education’s New Rule on Title IX in Ohio and Five Other States

Summary: On June 17, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued an Order enjoining the Department of Education’s new rule on Title IX in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia. Specifically, the Department of Education is “enjoined and restrained” from “implementing, enacting [or] enforcing” the […]

Alert: U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations

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Alert: U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations

On April 19, 2024, the United States Department of Education (“USDOE”) released its long-awaited Final Title IX Regulations regarding gender-based harassment and discrimination. The regulations will become effective August 1, 2024. At this time, the rulemaking process remains ongoing for the USDOE regulation regarding athletics. In part, USDOE notes that the final regulations (1) protect […]

Weston Hurd Welcomes Education Attorneys Klang & Zebedis

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Weston Hurd Welcomes Education Attorneys Klang & Zebedis

Weston Hurd is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Hannah Markel Klang and Brad M. Zebedis to the firm. Klang joins the firm’s Education Law group as a Partner, while Zebedis joins the Education and Employment Law groups as an Associate in the Cleveland office. Prior to joining Weston Hurd, Klang served as a […]

16 Weston Hurd Attorneys Named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers & Ohio Rising Stars

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16 Weston Hurd Attorneys Named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers & Ohio Rising Stars

Weston Hurd is proud to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and four were selected as Ohio Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. These exclusive lists are chosen annually by the research team at Super Lawyers. The attorneys were selected using a patented multiphase process that combines peer […]

Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Creation of Department of Education and Workforce

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Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Creation of Department of Education and Workforce

The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas has issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) blocking Governor DeWine and other state agents from implementing the provisions of Ohio House Bill 33 (“HB 33”) that create the Department of Education and Workforce (“DEW”) and strip the State Board of Education of many of its powers.  Under the […]