Case name: Rodriguez v. Indiana University School of Medicine, No. 1:23-cv-01697 (S.D. Ind. 09/19/25).
Case name: Rodriguez v. Indiana University School of Medicine, No. 1:23-cv-01697 (S.D. Ind. 09/19/25).
Lawyers who facilitate dispute resolutions at colleges and universities can glean important insights from an ethics opinion recently released by the American Bar Association. Formal Opinion 518, titled A Lawyer's Duties to Avoid Misleading Communications When Acting as a Third-Party Neutral Mediator, explains that lawyers acting as third-party neutral mediators must avoid misleading parties (especially unrepresented ones) about the mediator's role.
Case name: Painadath v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, et al., No. 24-CV-6567 (E.D. Pa. 10/09/25).
An assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland raised hiring-equity concerns to department leadership and later to the dean's office. Shortly thereafter, he emailed the chair, urging steps to ensure a harassment-free conference environment after a colleague reported a prior harasser would be featured as a conference presenter. He also filed complaints with the university's civil rights office and with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Additionally, he emailed senior administrators about the department chair's public opposition to the university's equity-hiring initiatives.
Earlier this year, three current students and three former students of Bryn Mawr College filed a lawsuit challenging the college's disability accommodation policies (see De Camara v. Bryn Mawr College, No. 25-2287, slip op. (E.D. Pa. 09/26/25)). Suing under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the plaintiffs sought a court order (i.e., injunctive relief) requiring the college to change several practices and policies related to its accommodation policies and disability services.
CASE NAME: Buie v. NICAL College System of Georgia, No. 3:24-cv-7 (M.D. Ga. 08/20/25).
CASE NAME: Solano v. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, No. 2:24-cv-1542 (W.D. Pa. 08/19/25).
CASE NAME: Kovacs v. University of Toledo, No. 25-3035 (6th Cir. 09/12/25).
Colleges and universities are deploying artificial intelligence in numerous ways, from academic advising to facilities management, but perhaps no area of higher education operations has been impacted as meaningfully as admissions. In the admissions realm, AI-powered tools are being used to automate the initial review of applications, screen for minimum qualifications, evaluate personal statements, and analyze letters of recommendation, among other tasks.
CASE NAME: Melendez v. University of New Hampshire, et al., No. 23-cv-172 (D. N.H. 08/13/25).
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