The Chronicle of Higher Education

Whistle-Blowers Are Protected Under Title IX, Supreme Court Affirms

By SARA LIPKA

Washington

Whistle-blowers who accuse educational institutions of sex discrimination are protected from retaliation under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

The court's 5-to-4 ruling, accompanied by a bitter dissent, broadens the interpretation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination...

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