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www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/23/sheila-jackson-lee-ousted-as-chair-of-congressiona/ Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ousted as chair of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation after lawsuit Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks as she departs a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee by Peter Strzok, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington

www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/01/18/public-comment-period-extended-title-ix-rule Public Comment Period Extended for Title IX Rule By Andrew Kreighbaum January 18, 2019 The Department of Education said Thursday it would extend the public comment period for a proposed Title IX sexual misconduct rule. Technical issues have made the website that accepts public comments on federal rules unavailable since Wednesday. Politico first reported the issues on the site

www.nepr.net/post/new-title-ix-rules-would-empower-both-accused-and-survivors#stream/0 New Title IX Rules Would Empower Both The Accused And The Survivors By MEG MOTT The U.S. Dept. of Education has proposed new guidelines for colleges to address sexual misconduct and sexual harassment, known as Title IX. MICHAEL COGHLAN / CREATIVE COMMONS / FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/MIKECOGH While I’m not a fan of most of Betsy DeVos’s reforms, when it

www.thecollegefix.com/title-ix-consultants-mock-cross-examination-in-campus-trials-more-evidence-will-not-overcome-bias/ Title IX consultants mock cross-examination in campus trials: ‘More evidence will not overcome bias’ GREG PIPER – ASSOCIATE EDITOR •JANUARY 14, 2019 Does DeVos see ‘every hearing as a Perry Mason episode’? Multiple appeals courts at both the state and federal level have explained the importance and necessity of cross-examination in campus sexual-misconduct proceedings. They

www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/disallowing-cross-examination-can-violate-state-and-federal-law/ Disallowing Cross-Examination Can Violate State and Federal Law To the Editor: The Supreme Court has lauded cross-examination as “the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” Suzanne Goldberg overlooks the Supreme Court’s praise for cross-examination, attributing this praise instead to a “1904 legal treatise” (“Keep Cross-Examination Out of College Sexual-Assault Cases,” The

SAVE January 11, 2019 An analysis of annual reports from 48 colleges in 21 states reveals that 52.7% of campus sexual assault adjudications resulted in a finding of “not responsible” for the accused student – see table. These online reports identify the outcomes for allegations of sexual assault hearings. The link to each report

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Appellate Court Decisions Generally Support Proposed Federal Regulations for Campus Sexual Assault WASHINGTON / January 7, 2019 – A report released today analyzes appellate court decisions on campus sexual assault, and concludes “the findings of the 14 appellate decisions are generally consistent with, and substantially

USC ignored likelihood that female student invented rape to not get fired, appeals court rules GREG PIPER – ASSOCIATE EDITOR •JANUARY 6, 2019 Judges question ‘practical efficacy’ of fair hearing when single official does everythingThe era of serious punishments based on a single official’s investigation is over at the University of Southern California. For the second

https://www.theregreview.org/2019/01/02/johnson-changes-universities-sexual-assault-tribunals/ Jan 2, 2019 Changes to Universities’ Sexual Assault Tribunals May Be Here to Stay KC Johnson Education Department is planning to make significant reforms to Title IX regulations. On November 29, the 60-day public comment period opened for Title IX regulations proposed by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The move was the latest, and most significant