On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a highly anticipated decision in Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), holding that the public university’s non-renewal of a lecturer’s contract based on controversial off-campus speech violated the First Amendment. Factual Background From the Jorjani Opinion In 2017, NJIT declined to renew the contract of philosophy lecturer Jason Jorjani after learning about his controversial off-campus comments regarding race, immigration, and politics, including remarks [...]

In its 2025 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides a brief overview of some of the more significant changes. Unless otherwise noted, these statutory changes are effective July 1, 2025 or upon passage. Please see full publication below for more information.  Download PDF [889KB]

In early July, the University of Pennsylvania said it had reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education, resolving a federal investigation into Title IX violations based on transgender athlete participation in women's sports. The unprecedented agreement requires Penn to exclude transgender women from women's sports. The legal significance of the settlement is magnified by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to hear several cases challenging the constitutionality of state-level bans on transgender girls and [...]