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Final HHS Rule Excludes Gender Dysphoria Not Caused by Physical Impairment From Section 504 Disability Protections

The HHS rule excludes gender dysphoria unrelated to physical impairments from Section 504's disability definition in HHS-funded programs, while leaving other civil rights protections and treatment standards unchanged.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

How moving civil rights enforcement out of the US Department of Education threatens students’ protections from race, sex and disability discrimination

Many people are not familiar with the Office for Civil Rights, an office within the U.S. Department of Education that enforces statutes that protect students from discrimination. So, it might help to consider a recent example of this office’s work.

The Conversation · Oct 30

Five Health Care Vendor Breaches Affected Nearly 36 Million: Steps to Freeze Credit and Spot Medical Identity Theft

Five health care vendor breaches reported this year affected nearly 36 million people. Learn how to freeze credit, read insurance statements, and spot fraud.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Probes of racism in Lubbock schools have stalled under Trump

West Texas parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 23, 2025

Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department

As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Department of Education and Brown University reach agreement on antidiscrimination efforts

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it entered an agreement with Brown University to make sure the school's in compliance with federal law barring discrimination and harassment against students of Jewish, Palestinian, Arab and Muslim ancestry

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024

Texas school district under federal investigation after allegedly violating students’ civil rights

ALLEN, Texas — Allen Independent School District is under federal investigation after a civil rights complaint was filed against the district in late 2022.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

Texas superintendent removed LGBTQ books

The Education Department has opened what appears to be the first-of-its-kind investigation into the district

Salon · Dec 22, 2022

Advocate Aurora reports data breach affecting as many as 3 million patients

A data breach at hospital system giant Advocate Aurora Health may have exposed the information of as many as 3 million patients who use its online patient portals and other tools, the system said.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 20, 2022