The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the challenging issues involved in deciding when and how to impose interim measures on college athletes accused of Title IX sexual misconduct before there is a determination of responsibility (Episode 54)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announcement that it submitted a draft Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Department of Justice (Episode 53)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which was passed by Congress after strong advocacy by Gretchen Carlson and liftourvoices.org - the act prevents employers from compelling employees to bring claims of sexual misconduct in arbitration forums instead of suing in court (Episode 52)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss some of the issues that educational institutions consider after a Title IX hearing decision is issued, such as continuing to provide support for the parties and handling appeals of the decision (Episode 51)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss legal requirements and best practices for Notices of Investigation and Allegations (NOIAs) in Title IX and other misconduct investigations (Episode 50)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the University of Michigan's decision to fire president Mark Schlissel for a relationship with a subordinate (Episode 49)

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by sexual assault advocate Heath Phillips to discuss military sexual trauma, male sexual assault survivors, and his speaking and training experience (Episode 48)

Dan Schorr is joined by attorney and Law & Crime columnist Elura Nanos to discuss the Albany DA's decision not to prosecute Andrew Cuomo for sexual assault (Episode 47)

Dan Schorr is joined by attorney and Law & Crime columnist Elura Nanos to discuss the Bill Cosby sexual misconduct trial and the prosecutor's decision this week to appeal the conviction reversal to the US Supreme Court (Episode 46)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss Cambridge, Maryland Mayor Andrew Bradshaw being charged with fifty counts of distributing "revenge porn" images of a former partner (Episode 45)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss rules regarding drawing adverse inferences during Title IX hearings when a party or witness refuses to participate or to answer certain cross-examination questions (Episode 44)

Dan Schorr speaks with Allison Leotta and Gretchen Carlson about prosecuting sex crimes, writing fiction about sexual misconduct, campus assaults, combating workplace harassment, and other topics (part two of two-part discussion) (Episode 43)

Dan Schorr speaks with Allison Leotta and Gretchen Carlson about prosecuting sex crimes, writing fiction about sexual misconduct, campus assaults, combating workplace harassment, and other topics (part one of two-part discussion) (Episode 42)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss bystander intervention, its importance in preventing sexual assaults and other misconduct, and helpful strategies to understand when intervening (Episode 41)

Alyssa-Rae McGinn talks with Dan Schorr about today's publication of his debut novel, Final Table - a political thriller about sexual misconduct accusations in the worlds of international politics and high-stakes poker inspired by his work as a sex crimes prosecutor and investigator (Episode 40)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss sexual harassment cases in which the harasser is not primarily motivated by sexual gratification (Episode 39)

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by disability rights activist Mercedees Rees to discuss the importance of trauma informed interpreting services for matters involving sexual misconduct and other allegations of abuse (Episode 38)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss California "stealthing" legislation that would make CA the first state to explicitly outlaw nonconsensual condom removal (Episode 37)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Tracy Rector, executive producer of the new film No Ordinary Love, about the movie's powerful depiction of domestic violence situations and her work raising awareness at college campuses and elsewhere (Episode 36)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's announcement by the U.S. Department of Education that it won't seek to enforce the suppression provision of last year's Title IX regulations, following a federal court decision that vacated the provision for Title IX hearings (Episode 35)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Brett Sokolow, president and co-founder of the Association of Title IX Administrators, to discuss ATIXA's 10-year anniversary and the past, present, and future of Title IX (part two of two-part interview) (Episode 34)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Brett Sokolow, president and co-founder of the Association of Title IX Administrators, to discuss ATIXA's 10-year anniversary and the past, present, and future of Title IX (part one of two-part interview) (Episode 33)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's investigative report on the Andrew Cuomo sexual misconduct allegations from the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James (Episode 32)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by attorney Jackie Wernz to discuss this week's new OCR Title IX Questions and Answers document (Episode 31)

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Department of Defense announcement of reforms regarding how sexual assault allegations are investigated and prosecuted (Episode 30)