Amicus Brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: Zhang v. Emory University
| 2/22/2024 | Amicus brief from ACE and 16 other higher educaiton associations in support of Emory University in a case that addresses whether institutions can be held liable for when a student dies by suicide when there's no clear indication of the possibility of self-harm. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Student Voting and College Political Campaign-Related Activities in 2023
| 9/27/2023 | This guide is designed to educate college and university administrators, faculty, and staff about how to support student voting and what political campaign-related activities are allowed on campus. |
Topic(s): Campus Issues; Law and Courts; Regulation; Social Progress
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Type: Issue Brief
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Issue Brief: The SFFA v. Harvard and UNC Race in Admissions Cases
| 7/6/2023 | A panel of higher education experts shares their insights on the challenges and implications that individual colleges and universities will face in the coming months after the Supreme Court ruling on race in admissions. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Admissions; Diversity and Inclusion
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Type: Issue Brief
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Amicus Brief: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard and v. University of North Carolina
| 8/1/2022 | ACE, along with 39 other higher education associations, submitted this amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the universities' race-conscious admissions protocols that are being challenged. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Admissions; Diversity and Inclusion
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief: To the 3rd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Johnson v. NCAA
| 6/7/2022 | Before the litigation continues in the district court, the third circuit appeals court has called for briefs to inform its decision on whether NCAA Division I student athletes can be employees of their colleges and universities under the FLSA. |
Topic(s): Athletics; Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief in Support of Temple University in COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
| 1/25/2022 | This case, on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, is one of over 300 tuition refund class actions filed against colleges and universities based on a false narrative that the pivot to largely online operations in spring 2020 was a financial windfall to institutions. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief in Support of the University of Pittsburgh in COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
| 12/22/2021 | This case, on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, is one of over 300 tuition refund class actions filed against colleges and universities based on a false narrative that the pivot to largely online operations in spring 2020 was a financial windfall to institutions. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief in Support of American University in COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
| 11/12/2021 | This case, on appeal to the DC Circuit Court, is one of over 300 tuition refund class actions filed against colleges and universities based on a false narrative that the pivot to largely online operations in spring 2020 was a financial windfall to institutions. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Northwestern in Retirement Plan Case
| 10/28/2021 | ACE's brief explains that retirement system for higher education has always looked different than the system for corporate America and that flexibility is needed to administer plans based upon the particular needs and preferences of participants. |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment; Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief in Support of Baylor University in COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
| 9/17/2021 | This case, on appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, is one of over 300 tuition refund class actions filed against colleges and universities based on a false narrative that the pivot to largely online operations in spring 2020 was a financial windfall to institutions. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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