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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Agreed With Amy Coney Barrett That Campus Kangaroo Courts Were a Problem

Federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett and the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg agreed Title IX code of conduct trials were flawed. Wednesday, September 23, 2020 by Jon Miltimore In 2018, following the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President Trump tipped his hand about who he’d be inclined

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Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping

LAW & JUSTICE Issued on: September 22, 2020 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal contracting, to promote unity in

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Department of Education Department of Justice Investigations Legal Office for Civil Rights Sexual Assault Title IX

Amy Coney Barrett, potential Supreme Court nominee, wrote influential ruling on campus sexual assault

By Beth Reinhard and Emma Brown The Washington Post, September 20, 2020 Amy Coney Barrett, a leading contender for the Supreme Court seat held by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wrote an influential appellate decision last year that made it easier for students accused of sexual assault to challenge universities’ handling of their cases. Barrett

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Campus Legal Sexual Assault Title IX

University suspended black student for a year because drunk white girl kissed him: lawsuit

THE COLLEGE FIX She told three different stories – and the last one can be falsified Long Island University punished a black student for sexual assault despite his white accuser’s constantly changing story and several witnesses who either contradicted or couldn’t corroborate her claims, according to a lawsuit filed last week

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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

Dual Track Adjudications: Recipe for Legal Disaster

SAVE One month has now passed since the new Title IX regulation took effect on August 14, 2020.[1] According to this historic civil rights regulation, schools receiving federal funding must now provide students with, among other procedural protections, live hearings and the opportunity for real-time cross examination through an advisor. The Office for Civil Rights

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Due Process Title IX

Biden v. the Courts on Title IX

Appellate rulings have shredded colleges for denying due-process protections—the same protections that the Democratic nominee promises to revoke. by KC Johnson, September 15, 2020 “Any number of federal constitutional and statutory provisions reflect the proposition that, in this country, we determine guilt or innocence individually—rather than collectively, based on one’s identification with some demographic group,”

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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

PR: Legal Experts Warn of the Perils of Campus ‘Dual-Track’ Adjudications

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Legal Experts Warn of the Perils of Campus ‘Dual-Track’ Adjudications WASHINGTON / September 17, 2020 – One month after a historic civil rights policy took effect at colleges across the nation, legal experts are warning administrators about the legal pitfalls of “dual-track” adjudications. Dual-track adjudications are

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Discrimination Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

Rep. Ben Cline Opening Statement at Hearing on Gender-Based Protections

WASHINGTON, DC/September 10, 2020 – Today, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, offered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to discuss gender-based protections: “Prior to coming to Congress, I was proud to serve as a prosecutor of domestic violence cases to

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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX Equity Project Training

PR: Many Universities Not Compliant with New Title IX Requirement to Post Training Materials

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Many Universities Not Compliant with New Title IX Requirement to Post Training Materials WASHINGTON / September 8, 2020 – A review of the websites of 50 colleges and universities across the nation reveals that 65% are out of compliance with the Title IX regulation’s requirement to post

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Will the New Title IX Be Sabotaged?

by Wendy McElroy | Aug 25, 2020 On August 14, a change of kind occurred in how educational institutions address accusations of sexual misconduct if they wish to receive federal funding. A controversial new Title IX regulation went into effect. Or did it? In today’s extraordinarily partisan times, there can be cognitive disconnect between official policy and actual