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Judge approves anti-male bias lawsuit against University of Colorado

https://www.thecollegefix.com/judge-approves-anti-male-bias-lawsuit-against-university-of-colorado/ Judge approves anti-male bias lawsuit against University of Colorado ETHAN BERMAN – UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN •FEBRUARY 26, 2019 Accuser broke confidentiality with no sanction The University of Colorado-Boulder’s use of “trauma-informed” practices in sexual misconduct investigations are “plausible” evidence of bias against males, a federal court ruled last week. It denied the taxpayer-funded university’s motion

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Missouri Title IX overhaul gains steam, but faces uncertain future

https://www.thecollegefix.com/missouri-title-ix-overhaul-gains-steam-but-faces-uncertain-future/ Missouri Title IX overhaul gains steam, but faces uncertain future GRAHAM PIRO – STAFF REPORTER •FEBRUARY 25, 2019 UPDATED Legislators voice support, but may wait for national Title IX changes to take effect In November 2017, Holly Rehder published her #MeToo story in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. “There’s power in telling. Whether you receive justice or not,”

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Continued Judicial Rulings Against Biased, ‘Victim-Centered’ Campus Investigations

Continued Judicial Rulings Against Biased, ‘Victim-Centered’ Campus Investigations SAVE February 24, 2019 Campus investigators wield considerable influence in shaping the evidentiary record on which the fact-finder relies in rendering a determination of innocence or guilt. Current training administered to Title IX investigators focuses on a victim-centered approach that encourages them to “believe the victim.” Such

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Accused College Students Deserve the Presumption of Innocence

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/title-ix-ags/582673/ Accused College Students Deserve the Presumption of Innocence Nineteen attorneys general are lobbying against extending that right in Title IX cases on campus. Conor Friedersdorf Staff writer at The Atlantic LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos believes that college students accused of sexual misconduct in Title IX cases are owed a presumption

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Criminal justice reform myths about racism and sexism

https://libertyunyielding.com/2019/02/17/criminal-justice-reform-myths-about-racism-and-sexism/ Criminal justice reform myths about racism and sexism By Hans Bader February 17, 2019 Self-styled criminal justice reformers peddle false claims that racism is prevalent in every aspect of the criminal justice system, and that it is biased against women. The reality is that it is heavily biased in favor of women, not against them: There

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Campus Sexual Assault: Suggested Language for Addressing Retaliation Claims

SUGGESTED LANGUAGE FOR ADDRESSING RETALIATION CLAIMS Docket No. ED-2018-OCR-0064, RIN 1870–AA14, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance Comment submitted to the Department of Education by Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) A number of comments in response to this proposed regulation have suggested adding a provision

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States Take the Lead in Making Campus Due Process the Law of the Land

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org States Take the Lead in Making Campus Due Process the Law of the Land WASHINGTON / February 19, 2019 – In response to growing public concern over the abuses of campus “Kangaroo Courts,” a growing number of states are working to establish policies designed to

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Ruling affirming the rights of students accused of sexual misconduct roils California colleges

https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-california-universities-title-ix-20190215-story.html Ruling affirming the rights of students accused of sexual misconduct roils California colleges By TERESA WATANABE and SUHAUNA HUSSAIN FEB 14, 2019 | 5:05 PM Pedestrians walk on the USC campus in Los Angeles. A case involving Bryce Dixon, a former USC football player accused of sexual assault triggered a ruling that’s causing California college campuses to overhaul their

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In bid to avoid shutdown, spending deal drops Violence Against Women Act extension, other contentious provisions

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/bid-avoid-another-shutdown-spending-conference-report-drops-violence-women-act-extension-contentious-provisions In bid to avoid shutdown, spending deal drops Violence Against Women Act extension, other contentious provisions House and Senate conferees were signing the document Wednesday night, votes expected Thursday Posted Feb 13, 2019 9:50 PM Senate Appropriations leaders Richard C. Shelby, right, and Patrick J. Leahy led conference negotiations on senators’ behalf. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

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Has Title IX Gone Too Far? This Professor Makes the Case

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Has-Title-IX-Gone-Too-Far-/245592 Has Title IX Gone Too Far? This Professor Makes the Case M. Scott Brauer for The Chronicle R. Shep Melnick By Sarah Brown FEBRUARY 03, 2019 PREMIUM The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has expanded Title IX’s reach far beyond its original purpose. At least, that’s how R. Shep Melnick sees it. In his latest