Litigation & Relief
Most student cases should be resolved inside the school. Some cannot be. When a university has run its process and reached the wrong result, the question becomes whether a court will look at it — and courts do not review academic judgment the way students expect them to.
These posts cover the claims that actually work against a university: breach of contract on the handbook, due process at a public institution, the discrimination and retaliation statutes, injunctions when timing is everything, and what suing a school involves in practice.
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Can a Dismissal or Transcript Notation Be Removed Later? Yes — Here’s How
Dismissals, findings and transcript notations do get removed — through a correctly framed FERPA amendment, the school’s own policy, negotiation, or court-ordered expungement.
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Colorado Has No Pro Hac Vice. Here’s What That Means If You’re a Student in Colorado.
The District of Colorado does not allow pro hac vice admission. For students with federal claims against Colorado schools, that changes who can file.
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Can You Actually Sue Your University? A Litigator’s Honest Answer
Yes — sometimes. The four real legal theories, the deference rule in plain English, what a winnable record looks like, and the costs.
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Why the New Federal Student Loan Caps May Lead to More Litigation
Beginning July 1, 2026, federal student lending changes are set to put far more pressure on families to use private student loans.
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When Litigation Against a School Becomes Necessary
Most students don’t want a lawsuit. They want a fair outcome — and sometimes litigation is the only way to get one.
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Record Expungement & Transcript Notation Removal
A dismissal, a disciplinary finding, or a transcript notation keeps doing damage long after the…
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Class Actions Against Universities
Some things a school does to you, it did to everyone. The test is whether your damages can be worked out the same way as everybody else’s — and that question decides the case.
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Title VI: Antisemitism, Islamophobia & Shared Ancestry
Title VI covers race, color and national origin, not religion as such. OCR reads it to reach antisemitism and anti-Muslim discrimination through shared ancestry.
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Settlement & Negotiated Resolutions with Schools
Most student matters end in a negotiated resolution, not a reversal or a trial. The terms that get the least attention and cause the most damage later are records treatment and reference language.
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OCR Complaints & Federal Agency Filings
An OCR complaint asks the federal government to investigate your school. It is free, but OCR does not represent you, cannot award damages, and cannot reverse a grade, a dismissal, or a disciplinary finding.