Inside Higher Ed

OCR Can Move Forward With RIFs, Appeals Court Says

The government appealed that decision and requested a stay of the RIF injunction. On Monday the United States Court of ...

Is Trump administration sacrificing students' rights by firing civil rights enforcement staff?

A federal appeals court has permitted the US Department of Education to fire over 260 civil rights enforcement staff, ...

Education Department can cut half of OCR staff for now, appeals court rules

The order comes as the agency was complying with a prior court order to return laid-off Office for Civil Rights staffers back ...

Court allows Education Department to halve OCR staff: How this may affect protections for marginalised students

A US appeals court has ruled that the Department of Education may proceed with cutting half of its Office for Civil Rights ...
HHS

HHS OCR Issues 19th 'Right of Access' Settlement

In its 19th enforcement action involving a HIPAA "patient right of access" dispute, the Department of Health and Human Services smacked a small specialty medical practice with a financial fine and a ...