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Preparing for a Potentially Tumultuous Fall on Campus: A Conversation with a Former President, General Counsel and Campus Police Chief Who Have Been There Before

7/31/2024

Ahead of a fall term that will wrap around a historical presidential election and the first anniversary of the October 7 massacres in Israel, ACE’s general counsel posed some top-of-mind questions to experts on how higher education can best prepare.

Topic(s):

Campus Issues; Free Speech; Law and Courts

Type:

Issue Brief

The College Student Athletics Policy Landscape in 2024

7/16/2024

This issue brief explores the legal landscape surrounding college athletics, examining both legislation and litigation impacting athletic departments and student-athletes.

Topic(s):

Athletics; Labor and Employment; Law and Courts

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Issue Brief

Student Voting and College Political Campaign-Related Activities in 2023

6/24/2024

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

Type:

Issue Brief

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

Type:

Amicus Brief

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

Type:

Issue Brief

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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Amicus Brief

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

Type:

Amicus Brief

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

Type:

Amicus Brief

Amicus Brief in Support of the University of Pittsburgh in COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case

12/22/2021

Topic(s):

Law and Courts

Type:

Amicus Brief

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

Type:

Amicus Brief