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Title IX

VIDEO: Heather Mac Donald defends due process, debunks 1-in-5 rape stat as hostile crowd shrieks in protest

https://www.thecollegefix.com/video-heather-mac-donald-defends-due-process-debunks-1-in-5-rape-stat-as-hostile-crowd-shrieks-in-protest/ VIDEO: Heather Mac Donald defends due process, debunks 1-in-5 rape stat as hostile crowd shrieks in protest JENNIFER KABBANY – FIX EDITOR •FEBRUARY 24, 2020 Heather Mac Donald stood at a Colgate University podium last Thursday night in front of a hostile, emotional audience who barraged her during a Q&A with highly charged questions after

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Abuse Shelter Domestic Violence

PR: Florida Lawmakers Need to Address Deep-Seated Problems Confronting Abuse Shelters

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Florida Lawmakers Need to Address Deep-Seated Problems Confronting Abuse Shelters WASHINGTON / February 24, 2020 – Recent media accounts revealed exorbitant salaries among executives at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (1), triggering the issuance of subpoenas to 13 current and former members of the FCADV

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Title IX

College due process issues addressed by legislation

https://www.ocpathink.org/post/college-due-process-issues-addressed-by-legislation College due process issues addressed by legislation February 19, 2020 Ray Carter, Director, Center for Independent Journalism College students facing potential expulsion would be guaranteed due-process rights comparable to those provided in a court proceeding under legislation approved by a state Senate committee. Senate Bill 1466, by Sen. Julie Daniels, creates the “Student and

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Abuse Shelter Domestic Violence

Florida Abuse Shelters Are Abusing the System and the Clients They Serve

K Renee February 20, 2020 Unless you have been in seclusion without access to news or people, you are well aware, and likely aghast, of the recent media accounts revealing the exorbitant compensation payouts to executives at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. But the concerns of executive compensation packages of up to $7.5 million

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Title IX

Title IX Complicates Hill Negotiations on Higher Ed

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/18/title-ix-debate-complicates-push-higher-education-act-reauthorization Title IX Complicates Hill Negotiations on Higher Ed Final Title IX rule from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is expected to set off a fight on Capitol Hill, and one of the casualties could be reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. By Kery Murakami February 18, 2020 GETTY IMAGES Student activists at Pace University Any deal to

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Campus Sexual Assault

SAVE Testimony in Opposition to Connecticut Bill SB 19

Testimony of Susan Stewart, Director, State Legislative Initiative In Opposition to SB 19 February 13, 2020 Good afternoon, my name is Susan Stewart and I am the Director, State Legislative Initiative for SAVE: Stop Abusive and Violent Environments. SAVE is a national organization working at both the federal and state level for fairness and due

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Campus Sexual Assault

Hartford Sex Hearing Marred by Actions of Lawmakers and Staffers

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Recalling Campus Kangaroo Courts, Hartford Sex Hearing Marred by Actions of Lawmakers and Staffers WASHINGTON / February 18, 2020 – A February 13 hearing designed to elicit public comment on a bill regarding campus sexual assault was marred by unprofessional behavior exhibited by several lawmakers and

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Sex Trafficking

Cindy ‘Sherlock’ McCain’s False Claim Is Symptom of Human Trafficking Hysteria

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/cindy-mccains-false-human-trafficking-claim-shows-hysteria-on-issue-11198400 “Something didn’t click with me. I tell people trust your gut. I went over to the police and I told them what I thought and they went over and questioned her and by God she was trafficking that kid.” — Cindy McCain Gage Skidmore/Flickr.com Cindy ‘Sherlock’ McCain’s False Claim Is Symptom of Human Trafficking

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Title IX

Judge scolds UConn for banning witness testimony that could undermine rape accuser

https://www.thecollegefix.com/judge-scolds-uconn-for-banning-witness-testimony-that-could-undermine-rape-accuser/ Judge scolds UConn for banning witness testimony that could undermine rape accuser GREG PIPER – ASSOCIATE EDITOR •FEBRUARY 6, 2020 State’s lawyer repeatedly gets facts in the record wrong Last week we reported on a federal judge’s approval of a temporary restraining order against the University of Connecticut for running an alleged sham trial against a student

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Title IX

Prosecute, Smear, Acquit

https://blog.simplejustice.us/2020/02/01/prosecute-smear-acquit/ Prosecute, Smear, Acquit Not everyone is aware that the #MeToo “movement” didn’t arise organically. I had been told it was coming well before it happened, that there was a deliberate plan to circumvent the difficulties presented by the legal system, even the Title IX campus sex tribunals, because they required two things that proponents