Register for HMBR March 27, 2025 Webinar: Insights on Higher Education in 2025
Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd.’s Education Practice Group announces the 3rd webinar in our new complimentary monthly series, “Insights on Higher Education in 2025,” on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 12:00–1:00 CST. CLOSING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The recent Executive Order “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, […]
FOURTH CIRCUIT STAYS INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL IN DEI CASE
The legal developments related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) continue to evolve. On March 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an Order granting the government’s motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction entered by a Maryland district court in February. Nat’l […]
Keeping Your Doctors Close – Part II: Retaining Physicians
Part 1 of this series of articles by John Marren (1948-2025) and Thomas Babbo of Hogan Marren Babbo and Rose, Ltd. (“HMBR”) on the critical challenge to health systems in retaining physicians addressed where physicians are going; Part 2 focuses on why they are going. To effectively build a program […]
HMBR LEGAL ALERT: U.S. Department of Education January 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter re: Misrepresentation by External Service Providers
We write to provide HMBR’s perspective on the Dear Colleague Letter issued on January 14, 2025 (“January 2025 DCL”) by the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”), shortly before the end of the Biden Administration. A. Introduction The January 2025 DCL sets forth the Department’s “[n]otice of interpretation regarding misrepresentation by […]
Understanding Title VI Enforcement Amidst Columbia University Action
Last week, the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, citing alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) related to antisemitism on campus. This action represents a significant departure from the established regulatory enforcement […]
U.S. Department of Education Issues FAQ On Title VI Enforcement and Racial Preferences
The U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) has issued a set of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) related to the Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) released by the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) on February 14, 2025. The February 14th DCL stated that federal antidiscrimination law broadly prohibits education institutions from the […]
Keeping Your Doctors Close – Part I: A Challenge for Health Systems
This series by John Marren (1948-2025) and Thomas Babbo of the law firm Hogan, Marren, Babbo & Rose, Ltd. (“HMBR”) delves into one of the most significant challenges facing health systems in 2025: retaining a vibrant, engaged medical staff. This first part discusses today’s highly competitive environment for the acquisition […]
New Resources and Website Updates from OCR in Biden Administration’s Final Days
During President Biden’s last few weeks in office, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a series of new guidance documents and updated its website to align with the recent court decision vacating the Department’s 2024 Title IX Final Rule. Last week, OCR made various website […]
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING RELEASED BY OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
On January 6, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights for Health and Human Services released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [1]. This NPRM is closely related to the existing security rule requirements, and if established would impose additional requirements on Covered Entities and Business Associates to increase and harden […]
Federal Court Vacates 2024 Title IX Regulations: What’s Next for Educational Institutions?
With less than two weeks left in President Biden’s term, a federal court has vacated the Biden administration’s overhaul of the regulations implementing Title IX (“Final Rule”). On January 9, 2025, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky entered an order declaring […]