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  • Can Universities Conduct Disciplinary Hearings Without Allowing Legal Representation? Published:   September 4, 2025     Updated:   February 4, 2026
  • What Are Common Misconceptions About Title IX Rights and Protections? Published:   December 11, 2024     Updated:   February 4, 2026
  • Five Big Myths About Title IX and Your Education Rights Published:   August 29, 2019     Updated:   February 4, 2026
  • Title VII vs Title IX: A Comprehensive Guide for University and College Staff Published:   January 5, 2026
  • What To Do if You Are A College Student Accused of Sexual Misconduct Published:   August 9, 2021     Updated:   December 22, 2025
  • What Should I Do If I Am Accused of Sexual Misconduct in College? Published:   November 20, 2024     Updated:   December 22, 2025
  • Title IX Informal Resolution: A Collaborative Path to Conflict Resolution Published:   December 22, 2025
  • What Are a Professor’s Free Speech Rights in the Classroom? Published:   November 27, 2024     Updated:   December 17, 2025
  • Do Professors Have the Same Free Speech Rights as Students? Published:   February 10, 2025     Updated:   December 17, 2025
  • Representing Students in Campus Disciplinary Proceedings: A Practical CLE for Attorneys Published:   December 13, 2025
  • What Are the Limits of Freedom of Speech on Public University Campuses? Published:   December 8, 2025
  • College Protests: What Are My Rights in an On- Campus Protest? Published:   February 25, 2025     Updated:   November 25, 2025
  • Can Schools Punish Students for Off-Campus Behavior? Published:   December 4, 2024     Updated:   November 25, 2025
  • Classroom Recordings: Legal Guidelines and Privacy Rights Published:   November 24, 2025
  • Affirmative Consent: A Student’s Guide to Understanding the Unworkable Standard Published:   November 4, 2025
  • Free Speech on Campus: Comparing Rights at Public vs. Private Institutions Published:   January 17, 2025     Updated:   October 30, 2025
  • Title IX Defined and Explained Published:   October 27, 2025
  • Can Fraternities Be Required to Admit Women Under Title IX? Published:   March 3, 2020     Updated:   October 27, 2025
  • Title IX No-Contact Orders: Your Guide to Understanding and Complying with Campus Restrictions Published:   October 13, 2025
  • The Conduct Hearing: An Essential Guide for Surviving Student Conduct and Administrative Hearings on Campus Published:   September 29, 2025
  • An In-Depth Look: UConn’s Title IX and Code Violation Policies Published:   November 2, 2018     Updated:   September 17, 2025
  • Is Hate Speech Illegal? Exploring U.S. Laws and Protections Published:   September 15, 2025
  • The ABA Just Rejected “Affirmative Consent” Rules for Sexual Assault Published:   August 19, 2019     Updated:   September 5, 2025
  • How Should Students Prepare for a College Misconduct Hearing? Published:   August 18, 2025
  • Can Universities Legally Investigate Incidents from Years Ago Under Title IX? Published:   August 4, 2025
  • Can Universities Punish Students for Recording Professors or Administrators? Published:   July 16, 2025
  • Allen Harris Law Earns $725,000 Settlement for University of North Texas Professor Published:   July 15, 2025     Updated:   July 15, 2025
  • Do Students Have a Right to Access Evidence Against Them in Campus Hearings? Published:   July 2, 2025
  • Court Refuses to Dismiss Jewish Student’s Discrimination Lawsuit against Carnegie Mellon University Published:   January 6, 2025     Updated:   June 20, 2025
  • Can Universities Use Evidence from Social Media in Title IX Investigations? Published:   June 19, 2025
  • Allen Harris Law Sends Open Letter to Dr. Michael Lauer of the National Institutes of Health Published:   September 6, 2023     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Allen Harris welcomes Robert Shibley to the firm Published:   September 13, 2022     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Three Lessons For Victims Of Campus Sexual Assault In The Purdue University Case Published:   July 16, 2019     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • How is My Confidentiality Protected in a Title IX Case? Published:   April 24, 2025     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • New York Times: Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech Published:   February 14, 2021     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Allen Harris and FIRE Team Up to File Title IX Amicus Brief with Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Published:   February 2, 2023     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Syracuse University Can’t Hide Student Advisor Records Simply by Assigning “Therapists” To Be Advisors: Lessons for Accused Students and Victims Alike Published:   September 2, 2020     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • What Happens if You’re a Faculty Member Accused of Misconduct? Can Title VII Protect You? Published:   October 17, 2019     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Why Colleges and Universities Believe the Federal Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Prohibits (But Actually Doesn’t) Medical Marijuana on Campus Published:   December 5, 2019     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Just Say No to School Rules that Discriminate against Users of Medical Marijuana Published:   October 1, 2019     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • New Regulations Will Boost Reliability of Title IX Procedures Published:   November 19, 2018     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • How to Stop Cyberbullying by Defending Yourself Published:   August 5, 2019     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • An In-Depth Look: Title IX and the Code of Conduct at Connecticut College Published:   February 15, 2019     Updated:   June 19, 2025
  • Can Universities Punish Students Based on Anonymous Accusations? Published:   June 5, 2025
  • The Seventh Circuit Rejects Limits on Faculty Speech in Kilborn v. Amiridis Published:   May 27, 2025
  • Can Universities Discipline Students for Online Comments or Reviews About Faculty? Published:   May 8, 2025
  • Can My University Limit My Speech on Personal Websites or Blogs? Published:   April 10, 2025
  • Fifth Circuit Issues Landmark Social-Media Censorship Decision Published:   September 22, 2022     Updated:   April 8, 2025
  • New Regulations Dial Back Regulation of Higher Education but Increase Role of Counsel in Campus Title IX Procedures Published:   November 30, 2018     Updated:   April 8, 2025
  • New Title IX Rules Retroactive: Doe v. Rensselaer Polytechnic University Published:   November 4, 2020     Updated:   April 8, 2025
  • Deliberate Indifference: When Universities Don’t Listen and Victims Sue, Who Is Winning and Who Is Losing? Published:   April 30, 2020     Updated:   April 8, 2025
  • Allen Harris Law’s Michael Thad Allen Represents Timothy Jackson Published:   September 14, 2021     Updated:   April 8, 2025
  • Allen Harris Asks Supreme Court to Hear Faculty Free Speech Case Published:   October 24, 2023     Updated:   April 8, 2025
  • Are Trigger Warnings or Safe Spaces Infringing on Free Speech? Published:   March 25, 2025
  • Can I Be Expelled or Fired for Political Speech at My University? Published:   March 11, 2025
  • I’ve Been Subjected to an Unfair Disciplinary Process on Campus—What Should I Do? Published:   March 4, 2025
  • What Is Compelled Speech? Published:   January 24, 2025
  • How Can a Title IX Lawyer Help in Disciplinary Hearings? Published:   December 25, 2024
  • What is Title IX Retaliation? Published:   December 18, 2024
  • US college students expelled for using medical marijuana in legal states are suing their schools for ‘health discrimination’ Published:   October 24, 2019     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorney Robert Shibley of Allen Harris Law Has Op-Ed Featured On Fox News Published:   January 12, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Why are colleges expelling students for taking legal medicine? Published:   October 24, 2019     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • UNT Professor Timothy Jackson Wins Preliminary Battle in the Courts Published:   January 21, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Supreme Court Rules Against UNC in Sexual Assault Discipline Case Published:   February 1, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Study finds self-censorship is rampant among college students Published:   October 5, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Famed New England Prep School Not Above the Law in Disciplinary Action Against Former Student, Judge Rules Published:   February 22, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Allen Harris Law’s Samantha Harris Helps Graduate Student Fight for Freedom of Conscience at Princeton Theological Seminary Published:   September 29, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • What Legal Consequences Will Universities Face if They Don’t Reopen in the Fall? Published:   June 4, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • University of Tennessee Pharmacy Student Sues School Over Discipline for Social Media Posts Published:   February 12, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • New Department of Education Hotline for Campus Free Speech Violations Draws Criticism Published:   January 19, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Hate Speech On Campus panel Published:   March 15, 2019     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Free Speech, Harassment, and Distance Learning Published:   March 25, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Four Title IX Lessons from the Brett Kavanaugh Hearings Published:   October 17, 2018     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Betsy DeVos’ Proposed Campus Sexual Assault Rules Bolster Rights Of Accused Published:   November 20, 2018     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorney Kellie Miller Featured in The College Fix Article Published:   April 12, 2024     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Allen Harris Client Prof. Scott Gerber Writes About His ‘Secret Investigation’ Nightmare in the Wall Street Journal Published:   May 10, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • When a judge tells you twice in one week that you are violating students’ constitutional rights, it may be time to listen. Published:   January 25, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • National Review: Universities Circumvent New Title IX Regulations Published:   September 7, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Legal Insurrection: UConn Must Pay $63,000 to Victim of Title IX Kangaroo Court Published:   February 8, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • The Most Accurate Movie About Campus Life in the 1990s: Oh! What a Difference Three Decades Has Made Published:   January 4, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • The Impact of the ‘Mob Mentality’ on Student and Faculty Rights Published:   April 27, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Survey suggests college students think some speech might warrant violent reactions – even the death penalty Published:   November 4, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Suit Over Student’s Expulsion Hinges on Freedom of Speech Published:   May 21, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Samantha Harris Quoted in USA Today Article: Biden Administration Proposes Protections for Transgender Students and Against Sexual Violence in Schools Published:   June 24, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Samantha Harris Quoted in NYT Article: After Campus Uproar, Princeton Proposes to Fire Tenured Professor Published:   May 21, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Samantha Harris Featured in The Wall Street Journal: Princeton President Asks Board to Fire Tenured Classics Professor, Citing Sexual-Misconduct Investigation Published:   May 22, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Samantha Harris Featured in NYT Article: University Must Reinstate Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Black Privilege’ Published:   May 20, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Massachusetts Private High School Forced to Recognize Student’s Rights in Title IX Case Published:   October 21, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • “Outcry Witnesses” and the Ongoing Infantilization of College Sexual Misconduct Investigations Published:   March 5, 2024     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • New Allen Harris Attorney Andrew Cavarno Clears International Student of False Title IX Accusation Published:   January 17, 2024     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Denton Record-Chronicle: Music professor files suit against UNT for alleged retaliation over racism accusations Published:   February 7, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Student’s Claim Against Stonehill College’s Unfair Campus Court and for Ignoring Its Title IX Policies Published:   December 21, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Federal Judge Concludes UConn Sexual Assault Hearing Likely Violated Due Process Published:   January 25, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Federal Court Condemns Bias in Campus Sexual Misconduct Proceeding Published:   November 11, 2021     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Allen Harris’ Case, De Piero v. Penn State University Published:   February 5, 2024     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Coming Soon to a Campus Near You: The Human Resource Office Will Begin an Unending Investigation for the Sake of Investigation Published:   November 18, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Can a Professor be Punished for Reading a Slur Aloud in Class? Published:   January 6, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Boo! This Halloween, beware of ghosts, offensive costumes … and college administrators Published:   October 27, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Bad Vibrations: The Lies Universities Tell Their Students about Sex Published:   June 17, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorneys Mike Allen & Samantha Harris Featured in New York Post Article Published:   July 10, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorneys Michael Thad Allen, Samantha Harris Are Featured in The New Yorker Article Published:   May 30, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorney Robert Shibley of Allen Harris Law Featured on Dr. Phil Published:   January 5, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorney Michael Thad Allen of Allen Harris Law Is Featured in The Free Press Article Published:   February 1, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorney Michael Thad Allen Appears in Webinar Sponsored by FAIR Published:   December 7, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Attorney Kellie Miller Featured in Inside Higher Education Article Published:   June 14, 2023     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Allen Harris Submits Comment On Proposed Title IX Regulations Published:   September 14, 2022     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • Alleged sexual assault case at UConn puts school’s enforcement of sexual misconduct rules on trial Published:   January 28, 2020     Updated:   December 12, 2024
  • What Rights Do Students Have During a Misconduct Hearing? Published:   November 12, 2024
  • What is the Role of Due Process in University Sexual Misconduct Cases? Published:   October 28, 2024
  • How Does Free Speech Intersect with College Campus Policies? Published:   October 16, 2024
  • Attorney Samantha Harris Holds Free Speech Lecture at Ursinus College Published:   October 15, 2024
  • What Is the New Landscape for Title IX? Published:   August 1, 2024     Updated:   August 1, 2024
  • Attorney Michael Thad Allen Featured in The College Fix Published:   July 30, 2024
  • Attorney Kellie Miller Wins Pivotal Case for Dr. Michael Joyner Against Mayo Clinic Published:   July 10, 2024
  • Allen Harris DEFEATS University of Central Florida’s Motion to Dismiss: Charles Negy’s Case Proceeds Published:   May 10, 2024
  • Attorney Andrew Cavarno Continues His Winning Streak in Title IX Representations on Campus and in Student Code of Conduct Cases Published:   April 24, 2024     Updated:   April 25, 2024
  • Allen Harris attorneys warn of dangers of proposed new Title IX regulations Published:   March 22, 2024
  • Attorney Kellie Miller Featured in Fox News Article Published:   November 20, 2023
  • Allen Harris Wins Against the University of North Texas in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Published:   September 19, 2023
  • Attorney Kellie Miller Featured in CNN Article Published:   June 19, 2023
  • What New College Students Should Know About Facing Sexual Misconduct Allegations Published:   August 16, 2022
  • UNT Professor Timothy Jackson’s Case Featured in NYT Opinion Piece Published:   January 26, 2022
  • Title IX, Codes of Conduct May Conflict With First Amendment On Campus Published:   March 14, 2019     Updated:   October 5, 2021
  • Is Your Free Speech Protected on Social Media when You’re at School? The Answer Is …. Maybe? Published:   January 15, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • Allen Law LLC Wins Temporary Restraining Order for University of Connecticut Student Published:   January 28, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • Universities and “Free Speech” Issues: What to Know During the George Floyd Protests Published:   June 22, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • Colleges as Courtrooms? How Administrators Can Adjust to New Title IX Regs Published:   July 20, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • Free Speech, Academic Freedom Issues Arise Out of Princeton Faculty Petition Published:   August 13, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • R.I.P. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Staunch Feminist Supporter of Title IX Rights Published:   October 1, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Case Against Georgia Gwinnett College Published:   October 20, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • Sixth Circuit Takes Back Win for Title IX Plaintiff Who Argued University of Michigan Didn’t Do Enough to Protect Her from Sexual Harassment Published:   December 24, 2020     Updated:   August 2, 2021
  • It Bears Mentioning: Is music theory really #SoWhite? Published:   February 16, 2021     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules to Protect College Students with Disabilities Five Lessons from Endres v Northeast Ohio Medical University Published:   November 15, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Judge Upbraids UConn for Unfair Investigation Published:   February 11, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • What Is a Title IX Interim Measure? Published:   December 3, 2018     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • New Title IX Statistics Show Saying “No” Works Published:   January 8, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • What Parents Should Know About Title IX Violations and School Conduct Codes Before School Starts Published:   January 29, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Graduate Student Expelled on Sexual Misconduct Sues Syracuse University for Biased Title IX Investigation Published:   February 18, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Eighteen State Attorneys General Oppose Due Process Protections in Title IX Proceedings That They Must Observe in Every Other Civil or Criminal Proceeding Published:   March 5, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Professors May Not Be Prepared to Address Bias and Discrimination Among Students Published:   March 21, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Victims Demand Due Process Rights in Title IX Cases Published:   March 27, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Parent Guide: You and Your Student’s Right to Information Published:   April 24, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • High School Opts to Segregate Swimmers by Sex, Risks Violating Title IX Published:   May 15, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • What Happens If You Get Charged With Student Misconduct? Published:   June 26, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Trauma and the Daubert Standard Published:   October 17, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no and face lawsuits Published:   October 24, 2019     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Judge Rules for Male Student in UConn Misconduct Probe Published:   January 28, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Allen Law Wins Motion to Dismiss against Syracuse University Published:   February 24, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • K-12 and Title IX: Strengthening Enforcement to Protect Students Published:   March 10, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • With Universities Moving to Online-Only Classes, Plagiarism Concerns Evolve Published:   May 14, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Toward a ‘New Birth of Freedom’ Published:   July 23, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Quillette: The Floridian Inquisition Published:   August 13, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Federal Judge Could Strike Part of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Title IX Rule Published:   November 30, 2020     Updated:   June 30, 2021
  • Federal Judge Orders UConn to Pay Attorney Michael Thad Allen $63,000 for Violating Due Process Rights of Student Published:   February 5, 2021     Updated:   June 30, 2021