Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Donald Trump's first term, with requirements for live hearings and more protections for accused students.

A Trump administration official told schools the department will use 2020 Title IX rules to enforce federal law barring discrimination on the basis of sex.

Trump's rules granted substantial due process protections to accused students in sexual misconduct proceedings and survived multiple lawsuits. Biological sex goes back to trumping gender identity after Biden rule's defeat.

On January 9, a federal judge struck down the entirety of the outgoing President Biden administration’s Title IX regulations, finalized in the summer of last year. In the wake of a wave of legal chall

DeVos: It was something that ended up being a motto of sorts in our office: focus on doing something good for kids every day. There are going to be endless distractions, problems, hiccups, frustrations, and the like, but if you come to work every morning with fresh eyes and that posture, it’s easy to keep moving forward.

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.