ED and DOJ create the Title IX Special Investigations Team
- Date
- Actor
- Department of Education and Department of Justice (joint)
- Agency
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Type
- Enforcement/investigation
- Section
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Summary
ED and DOJ announced a joint "Title IX Special Investigations Team" (SIT) of investigators and attorneys from both agencies to apply a "rapid resolution investigation process" to the "staggering volume" of Title IX complaints and to protect "female athletes from the pernicious effects of gender ideology." Structurally, it pre-integrates DOJ into OCR investigations so that findings arrive litigation-ready - collapsing the traditional separation between administrative enforcement and court referral (see section 3).
Status
Operating; SIT-badged investigations include Washington OSPI (Apr. 2025), Jefferson County CO (June 2025), and the California Community College Athletic Association (Jan. 2026).
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Sources
- cullenllp.com/blog/u-s-department-of-education-and-u-s-department-of-justice-an…(opens another site)
- insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/04/07/education-and-justice-depts-form…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team (Apr. 4, 2025), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-education-and-us-department-justice-announce-title-ix-special-investigations.
Short form: Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team (Apr. 4, 2025), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-education-and-us-department-justice-announce-title-ix-special-investigations.