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Federal judge allows expelled UNC student to proceed as Jacob Doe in sex assault case

A federal judge will allow expelled University of North Carolina student Jacob Doe to continue to pursue his lawsuit against the university without using his real name. Doe accuses UNC of botching a sexual assault investigation against him.

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Federal Appeals Court rejects ‘John Doe’ plaintiff in NC sex assault case

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will not let a man proceed as “John Doe” in his federal lawsuit in North Carolina alleging a false accusation of sexual assault. The case had attracted attention from the First Amendment Coalition and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh, namesake of Reason magazine’s “The Volokh Conspiracy” blog.

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Federal judge allows expelled UNC student to proceed as Jacob Doe in sex assault case

Federal Appeals Court rejects ‘John Doe’ plaintiff in NC sex assault case

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