A recent informal Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor decision interpreting the Freedom of Information Act is an important reminder that redacting student names from public records is not always sufficient to protect student privacy. Particularly where parents, students, or […]
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Illinois Attorney General: Public Body Cannot Delete Record After Receipt of FOIA Request
January 31, 2020
“FOIA is a record access law, not a record retention law.” We have all said it, the statute supports it, and no court has held otherwise. A recent opinion from the Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor calls that maxim […]
Recent Illinois Case Addresses the Intersection of Public Data and Privacy in Public Records Laws
January 31, 2020
A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision raises interesting questions about how provisions protecting “private information” in open records laws should be interpreted in a world in which a vast wealth of information about individuals is available publicly, including online. The […]
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog We all know how important it is for responsible employees in educational institutions to report up the chain when they learn of sexual misconduct against a student. But the stakes for noncompliance just grew in […]
Facts and Fiction: The Truth About the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Anti-Semitism
December 12, 2019
On December 11, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring his administration’s commitment to enforcing federal racial anti-discrimination provisions against discrimination “rooted in anti-Semitism.” Contrary to initial reports, the Executive Order Combating Anti-Semitism does not redefine Judaism as […]
The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor was once again busy during 2019, issuing binding decisions of interest to public entities governed by the Illinois Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act. We covered many of these decisions at […]
College Cleared in Due Process Challenge Because Student Failed to Participate in Offered Process
December 9, 2019
In a case that serves as a healthy reminder of the importance of drafting and abiding by clear disciplinary policies, an Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a College did not violate a student’s due process rights because the student […]
Title IX Lessons from DOE Report Finding Clery Act Violations at UNC
December 5, 2019
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog The Title IX world is abuzz with expectation about the release of regulations from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The general consensus is that even if the Department makes some changes based on the 100,000+ comments it […]