Supreme Court Ruling Brings Title IX Back Into the Spotlight

Newswise — The Supreme Court has ruled recently that victims of sexual harassment by student athletes can now sue individuals -- including coaches and athletic directors – as well as institutions. This ruling and recent court cases are bringing Title IX back into the spotlight. Thirty-seven years after it was first enacted, colleges and universities are reexamining their policies and adapting to recent court rulings. Tim Davis, professor of law at Wake Forest University, is one the country’s best known sports law scholars and has written a casebook on sports law. “Title IX continues to evolve and this evolution affects all of those whose interests are impacted by the law,” says Davis, who is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Sports Law Institute. Davis has organized a forum to update college and university athletics directors and coaches, and attorneys who deal with sports law. “Sports Update: Title IX,” will be held Friday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312, on the Wake Forest campus. The program is free and open to the public. For more details, http://law.wfu.edu/calendar/2009/09/25/8237/