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Firm News | 3 min read | 05.08.25

Senior DOJ Appellate Attorney Elizabeth Hecker Joins Crowell & Moring, Bolstering Education Practice

Elizabeth Hecker, former acting deputy chief and special litigation counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division’s Appellate Section, has joined Crowell & Moring as senior counsel in the Litigation Group. Hecker brings more than two decades of experience leading litigation in the federal court of appeals, with a focus on cases involving education and matters related to Title IV, Title VI, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Firm News | 1 min read | 03.11.25

Daily Journal Honors Crowell & Moring Victory in University of California Case

Los Angeles – March 11, 2025: The Daily Journal recognized Crowell & Moring’s victory in Mass v. The Regents of the University of California as one of the “Top Verdicts of 2024.”

Firm News | 2 min read | 04.30.24

Crowell Files Two Amicus Briefs in Important LGBTQ+ Rights Litigation

Washington – April 30, 2024: Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group recently filed two amicus briefs in the United States Court of Appeals for the 8thCircuit in opposition to an Iowa law that bans school officials from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students (its “Don’t Say Gay” provision) and requires the removal of certain books from Iowa public school libraries (its “Book Ban” provision).
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Client Alerts 48 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.23.26

ACTS Survey Compliance Deadline Temporarily Extended: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know

On March 13, a Massachusetts federal district court temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from requiring higher education institutions to respond to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (“ACTS”) survey — a new data collection effort mandating that institutions disclose detailed admissions information regarding students’ race and sex to the federal government. In Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Department of Education, 1:26-cv-11229 (D. Mass.), the court extended the deadline for institutions to respond to the survey from March 18th to March 25th to allow time to consider the case.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 03.20.26

Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compliance Alert for Higher Education: Deal Rejections Mount as State Resistance Grows

Recent developments present urgent compliance questions for colleges and universities navigating the evolving Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) landscape for collegiate athletes.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.22.25

Department of Education Discontinues Discretionary Grant Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions

The Department of Education (DOE) announced on September 10, 2025, that it will end discretionary funding to several Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) grant programs that, it stated, “discriminate by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas.”[1] The agency stated that it would “us[e] its statutory authority to reprogram discretionary funds to programs that do not present such concerns.”[2] This announcement follows a July 2025 decision by the Department of Justice to no longer defend the constitutionality of a provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) that authorizes grant funding to Hispanic-Serving institutions, after determining that such programs “violate the equal-protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.”[3]
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Press Coverage | 06.28.16

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Publication | 01.28.25

Will Higher Education Institutions Face Enhanced Cybersecurity Requirements?

U.S. colleges and universities watched closely this summer when the DOJ, in a novel move, scrutinized the cybersecurity compliance of a research lab at an academic institution.
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Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 05.08.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Federal Grants: The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration

Federal grants are one of the areas most affected by changes under the Trump Administration. Join Crowell & Moring attorneys as we explore how Administration actions continue to impact grant recipients; discuss best practices in response to suspensions and terminations of awards, delays in payment, and changes to programmatic requirements; and share insights about pending and likely litigation. 

Speaking Engagements 9 results

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 03.02.26

Let’s Talk FCA: Gender-Affirming Care and Anti-DEI Executive Orders

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