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Foxx lashes out against Title IX rewrite
Virginia Fox and others responded negatively to Title IX rewrite.
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Federal judge denies injunction in UNC sexual assault lawsuit
A federal judge has rejected an injunction for an expelled University of North Carolina student who says the university botched a sexual assault investigation against him. The student is pursuing the lawsuit under the pseudonym Jacob Doe.
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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 judge blocks UNC from revealing Jacob Doe’s real name in sex assault case
A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the University of North Carolina from revealing the real name of Jacob Doe, an expelled student challenging the university’s handling of sexual assault charges against him. US District Judge Martin Reidinger’s injunction order Tuesday scaled back Doe’s initial request. The order applies to the university and its employees but does not extend to students, media outlets, or other “third parties.”
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UNC seeks dismissal of lawsuit from student expelled after sex assault charges
The University of North Carolina is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from an expelled student. The student claims UNC Chapel Hill botched an investigation of sexual assault claims against him in 2021.
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March hearing called off in suit pitting UNC against expelled student
Lawyers for the University of North Carolina and an expelled honors student will not have to head to court next week for a hearing in the student’s lawsuit against UNC. A court order issued Wednesday called off a hearing that had been scheduled for March 7. The male student accuses the university of mishandling its response to sexual assault accusations against him.
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Student in Charlotte-Mecklenburg sex assault lawsuit appeals to 4th Circuit
Almost a month after a jury ruled against her, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg student is appealing her case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The student claims the city and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools mishandled her report of a sexual assault near Myers Park High School in 2015.
Opinion
I am woman. Lia Thomas is not. Now hear me roar.
I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend Lyrics to Helen Reddy’s 1972 hit “I Am Woman.” I know too much to go back and pretend. I refuse to be part of the collective insanity that pretends not to know how...
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Charlotte school district criticized over failure to properly investigate sexual assaults
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continues to come under fire for how it has handled allegations from students who say they were sexually assaulted on campus. Lawsuits filed by two former students of Myers Park High School claim school administrators failed to take seriously their reports that they were raped or sexually assaulted at school. Since then, several...
Opinion
Shifting interpretation of Title IX demands action from lawmakers
Title IX isn’t about discrimination based on gender. Title IX protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states simply that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or...
Opinion
Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, except college students
College students are fighting an uphill battle when defending themselves against accusations. Today, students accused of misconduct are subjected to long and invasive investigations without the right to legal representation, to question witnesses, or to be presumed innocent until proven guilty — all basic due process procedures to which every student should be entitled. These abuses have been fostered by...
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Wallace: H.B. 2 repeal has not ended legal battles
Repeal of House Bill 2 closed one chapter in the culture war. But a federal civil rights case spawned by the so-called bathroom bill is likely to go forward, said Campbell University constitutional law professor Greg Wallace. UNC-Chapel Hill student Joaquin Carcano, UNC-Greensboro student Peyton Grey McGarry, women who transitioned into male identities, and Angela Gilmore, a...
