UMass Amherst Tells Court That ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Is Not Binding Law

June 11, 2015

(OCR’s) April 4, 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter (DCL) violated federal law because it did not go through the requisite “notice and comment” process and is thus invalid…we agree with UMass that the directives in the DCL are not binding on institutions as a matter of law.

www.thefire.org By Joseph Cohn