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Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Florida Title IX Case
A Federal Court in Orlando has denied a motion to dismiss in a Title IX case against Rollins College. Engel & Martin, LLC is presenting a student who was accused of sexual misconduct by the school. The student denied any misconduct. Read the decision here The school’s investigation consisted of a series of interviews with …
Mary Martin: Can Lawyers Record Client Phone Calls?
Michael Cohen, President Trumps personal attorney, recorded phone calls with his client. Engel & Martin Partner Mary Martin has been asked, “Is this legal?” Her response: In Ohio, as in the state of New York, as long as one party knows that they are being recorded, the recording is not illegal. In other words, not …
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Decision of Judge to Deny Name Changes for Transgender Teens
Engel & Martin, LLC, working with Josh Langdon, LLC, filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Cincinnati on behalf of parents of transgender teenagers who have been denied or are seeking name changes. READ THE TRANSGENDER LAWSUIT The lawsuit alleges that the Warren County Juvenile Court judge violated the equal protection rights of transgender teenagers …
Court Issues Injunction Against Ohio State in Student Due Process Case
A federal judge in Columbus, Ohio has issued an injunction preventing the school from disciplining students who did not have the right to cross-examine their accusers. Read the decision here. The Ohio State University tried to expel a student for engaging in an allegedly nonconsensual sexual activity with other students on two separate instances. In …
Northeast Lawyers Club Materials On Title IX And Campus Sexual Assault
Joshua Engel will be speaking on November 3, 2017 to the Northeast Lawyers Club on the issue of Title IX, school disciplinary hearings, and sexual assaults on college and university campuses. A Full Set of Materials are available here. This presentation occurs amidst a growing national controversy stemming from the Federal Department of Education, Office of …
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2017: Remembering the “Piracy Brief”
In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, we remember the brief Engel & Martin filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that contained a discussion of the Federal Laws against Piracy. The issue came up in a case involving the due process rights of students. Part of the challenge to the discipline imposed …
Sixth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Employee Fired For Coming Into Work Early
The Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has ruled that a former dispatcher could maintain her employment discrimination case. Engel & Martin, LLC had been retained to represent the plaintiff in the federal appeal. The plaintiff is an African-American woman who worked as a dispatcher for a regional waste disposal and recycling center. …