By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group According to USA TODAY’s investigation “Title IX: Falling short at 50,” U.S. colleges and universities are indeed still falling short of the requirements instituted by Title IX since it was enacted in 1972. Title IX was passed by Congress, designed to protect women from being discriminated [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Following the March 2021 suicide of Chad Cradock, former University of Maryland – Baltimore County’s (UMBC) head swimming coach, allegations of sexual assault bubbled up from male student athletes. Students also told university staff that Cradock discriminated against female swimmers. Back in 2020, the university launched [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Survivors of sexual violence on campus, typically young female students, often do not report their sexual assaults. Many survivors are trying to change this by coming forward to publicly share their experiences in an effort to increase awareness and to encourage other survivors to tell their [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Since former Miami Dolphins’ head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL in February 2022 for racial discrimination, more minority NFL coaches have come forward with similar claims. Collectively, plaintiffs allege racial bias in the NFL’s hiring process. Flores’ initial suit targeted the New [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Another Black Tesla production worker has sued the company for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, alleging mistreatment from her supervisor. The lawsuit describes a hostile working environment where the Tesla employee was repeatedly referred to as certain racial slurs. The plaintiff also describes racial slurs were written [...]
