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Post Tagged 'Title IX'

The Fight to Protect Women’s Sports Is an Economic Battle, Too

Today, more than 3.4 million girls participate in high school athletics nationwide, which represents about half of all high school girls. That’s up from roughly 4% in 1972, when Title IX—the federal law requiring that girls have equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of education, including sports—became law. Continue Reading...

Everything you need to know about Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett’s record of judicial rulings and legal writings shows that she holds an originalist view of the Constitution, and it provides a glimpse into her opinions on such diverse issues as religious liberty, national healthcare, environmental regulations, the right to life, and the Second Amendment. Continue Reading...

DeVos’ Title IX regulations restore justice to campus

On May 6, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos unveiled new Title IX regulations concerning sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus. Despite outraged cries of “turning back the clock” that echo across both sides of the Atlantic, the 2,033-page code reasserts the moral, ethical and legal norms that formed the basis of Western society. Continue Reading...