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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

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The ACLU Moves to Embrace Due Process on Title IX

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/aclu-title-ix/582118/ The ACLU Moves to Embrace Due Process on Title IX The civil-liberties organization now favors many of the protections proposed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. FEB 8, 2019 Conor Friedersdorf Staff writer at The Atlantic MIKE THEILER / REUTERS After Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed a new rule on the obligations of colleges

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Will Presumption of Innocence Be The Next To Fall?

blog.simplejustice.us/2019/02/04/will-presumption-of-innocence-be-the-next-to-fall/ Will Presumption of Innocence Be The Next To Fall? Why Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro decided it was his place to get into the mix is unclear. Maybe it was just too easy to hop on the Woke Train and get a free ride. Maybe he didn’t want to be left out of the

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Blissfully Unaware of the Constitution, Kansas City Star Endorses ‘Kangaroo Court’ Justice

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Blissfully Unaware of the Constitution, Kansas City Star Endorses ‘Kangaroo Court’ Justice WASHINGTON / February 5, 2019 – A commentary by the Kansas City Star Editorial Board criticizes a campus due process bill recently introduced in the Missouri legislature. https://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/other_views/editorial-missouri-legislation-would-gut-title-ix-and-use-it/article_8064cc39-b882-5d09-b163-3f268b661467.html The sharply worded editorial reveals

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Proposed Missouri legislative reform emphasizes due process for accused in Title IX cases

www.thecollegefix.com/proposed-missouri-legislative-reform-emphasizes-due-process-for-accused-in-title-ix-cases/ Proposed Missouri legislative reform emphasizes due process for accused in Title IX cases GRAHAM PIRO – STAFF REPORTER •FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Lawmakers express optimism bill will succeedA set of bills in the Missouri Legislature proposes significant reforms to the state’s Title IX procedures by allowing accusers and accused students to take their cases in front

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New Title IX Rules Enjoy Widespread Popular and Legal Support

SAVE February 4, 2019 Numerous public opinion polls show a strong bipartisan majority of American voters support due process on college campuses.[1] Last November, the Department of Education released proposed Title IX regulations to address campus sexual misconduct. The proposed rule is designed to support both accused students and complainants.[2] These regulations are grounded in

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Harvard Law School Professors Evaluate Department of Education’s Proposed Rule for Title IX Enforcement

Press Release January 30, 2019 Feminist Harvard Law School Professors Evaluate Department of Education’s Proposed Rule for Title IX Enforcement Jeannie Suk Gersen, Nancy Gertner, and Janet Halley, professors at Harvard Law School, have issued a Comment on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rule on Title IX enforcement. The authors write: “We strongly support vigorous