High Court Expands Protections of Title IX

The law will apply to whistle-blowers, not just to victims of bias

By SARA LIPKA

Whistle-blowers who accuse educational institutions of sex discrimination are protected from retaliation under federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week.

The court's 5-to-4 ruling, accompanied by a bitter dissent, broadens the interpretation of Title IX of the...