{"title":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cala.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cala.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Payne v. Western Michigan University,</i> No. 1:24-cv-814 (W.D. Mich. 11/13/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":"13-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147614966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules in favor of professor","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cala.70076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cala.70076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Pennsylvania Western University of Pennsylvania, State System of Higher Education v. Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty</i>, No. 1424 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 01/09/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147615093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cala.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cala.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Smith v. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas</i>, No. 4:25-cv-1066 (E.D. Ark. 12/17/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147615095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethics rules for attorneys serve as a guide for generative AI use and disability compliance","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/cala.70068","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cala.70068","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The American Bar Association promulgates model ethics rules that require attorneys to adhere to certain professional standards in the practice of law. The ABA recently published an advisory ethics opinion addressing the ethical implications of lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI. While framed around the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the opinion offers principles that are instructive well beyond the legal profession, especially for compliance in the realm of disability services.</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147585100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Colleges gear up for ADA digital accessibility mandate","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/cala.70069","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cala.70069","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Colleges and universities are intensifying efforts to comply with a landmark update to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding digital accessibility. Compliance deadlines are quickly approaching. Most colleges must meet the new standards by either April 24, 2026, or April 26, 2027, depending on size.</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147585101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ED focuses Title IX enforcement on gender equity in sports","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/cala.70066","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cala.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Over the last couple of decades, the U.S. Education Department has made addressing sex discrimination at colleges and universities one of its top investigative priorities. Specifically, this has taken the form of combating sexual violence and harassment. Under the Trump administration, Title IX enforcement continues to be a chief priority — but in the area of gender equity in sports.</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147585148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cala.70078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cala.70078","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Ickes v. University of California College of the Law, San Francisco</i>, No. 25-cv-05859 (N.D. Cal. 12/27/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":"9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147614818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Did court dismiss student's Title IX harassment claims?","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/cala.70071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cala.70071","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Five female students in the Animal Behavior and Ecological Conservation program at Canisius College reported harassment concerns about a tenured professor. The alleged incidents of harassment arose during classes, labs, and college-sponsored travel. The students claimed the professor repeatedly breached professional boundaries, made intrusive comments, and engaged in controlling conduct. Additionally, they claimed the professor frequently discussed his dating and sex life with students, including using crude phrasing about women he found attractive, and soliciting students’ advice about his relationships. Students also reported manipulative comments that framed the relationship as parental or intimate (e.g., calling a student his “daughter,” saying he was like a student's “father,” and telling another student that they would be “very compatible” but for their age discrepancy).</p>","PeriodicalId":100209,"journal":{"name":"Campus Legal Advisor","volume":"26 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147615091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}