AAU joined 13 higher education associations in submitting an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Cunningham v. Cornell. The brief supports Cornell University and asks the United States Supreme Court to affirm the Second Circuit’s November 2023 decision that to state a valid claim for breach of a fiduciary duty for a prohibited transaction under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), more is required than just a mere allegation that such a transaction took place.
AAU joined higher education associations in submitting an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit in the case of Zhang v. Emory.
AAU and 23 higher education institutions submitted an amicus brief supporting The Ohio State University’s petition to the United States Supreme Court to overturn a decision issued by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals eliminating the statute of limitations for Title IX claims and extending Title IX remedies to any individual who visits a college campus.
Several AAU members were part of a group of 26 colleges and universities joined an amicus brief to support the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
AAU joined ACE and 70 other higher education organizations to submit an amicus brief in a similar lawsuit filed by the National Women’s Law Center in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. A hearing for the case is set for September 2.
AAU joined ACE and 69 other higher education associations to file an amicus brief in support of the suit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against the recent guidance from ICE mandating that international students take in-person classes to remain in the United States in the fall.
AAU joined 43 higher education associations in an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court’s combined DACA cases.
AAU joined APLU in filing an amicus brief in Allen v. Cooper, a case that will be argued before the Supreme Court on November 5.
AAU and 19 other higher education groups this week filed an amicus brief arguing against the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order arguing that it undermines universities’ educational, research, and public service activities.
AAU and 36 other higher education groups this week filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University's holistic admissions policy, including the use of race as one of many factors in reviewing applicants.