A strong Title IX decision issued against UCLA regarding procedural irregularities, Yeshiva University restructures Title IX office following accusation, and more.
A strong Title IX decision issued against UCLA regarding procedural irregularities, Yeshiva University restructures Title IX office following accusation, and more.
Every month, we distribute a “Title IX Recap,” providing a highlight of the previous month’s litigation, advocacy, and other Title IX-related matters. As always, more information on any lawsuits by accused students or Title IX OCR resolutions will be found in our Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database respectively.
As of this posting, the below numbers are our current tallies of lawsuits and resolved investigations as tracked in our Title IX Lawsuits and OCR Resolutions databases.
Attorney Mark Hathaway, who represented John Doe: “Today the court acknowledged that biased assumptions against male students and the procedural irregularities in UCLA Title IX campus enforcement, all disfavoring accused male students, show an unacceptable pattern and practice of gender bias at the University of California. The ruling allows John Doe to renew his effort to hold UCLA accountable for what was done to him and to stop UCLA from harming other students regardless of gender.”
“Two members of the men’s lacrosse team at Brown University were accused this past fall of sexual assault. The two unrelated incidents took place over the Halloween weekend and Brown placed both students on suspension.”
Judge Mary McElroy: “Here, however, the facts suggest that, in both assessments that it made, the Threat Assessment Team failed to demonstrate anything that would indicate they afforded the plaintiff a presumption that he was not responsible for the alleged conduct as required by contract. Instead, it focused on the nature of the unproven allegations and removed him from campus and suspended him before performing any investigation of those allegations.” Stiles v. Brown University‘s critical files are found in our Title IX Lawsuits Database.
“If they didn’t offer those things, that’s a significant violation,” said Andrew Miltenberg, a New York attorney who specializes in due-process cases. The student also said there was no formal hearing following the investigation, — which Miltenberg said was unusual.
“The University of Michigan Board of Regents has unanimously fired school President Mark Schlissel for cause following an investigation into a relationship with a subordinate, the board announced Saturday evening.”
“What is a Title IX investigation? Is it an academic inquiry? A criminal proceeding? Something else?”
“There’s nothing there about being punitive in nature. It’s now become a punitive situation. Some of these schools have taken it upon themselves to think that they take over and they’re now law enforcement.” – Stuart Bernstein, a New York attorney with Nesenoff & Miltenberg who has been practicing on Title IX cases
“Kara Alaimo, a professor of journalism, media studies, and public relations who is a self-described ‘expert on women, social media & global/political communication,’ took advantage of reports that SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor was upset at Gorsuch’s reluctance to wear a mask.”
The report was later rebuked in a joint statement by both Justice Sotomayor and Chief Justice John Roberts, decimating the credibility of NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg who both initially reported the story and doubled down.
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Every month, we distribute a “Title IX Recap,” providing a highlight of the previous month’s litigation, advocacy, and other Title IX-related matters. As always, more information on any lawsuits by accused students or Title IX OCR resolutions will be found in our Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database respectively.
As of this posting, the below numbers are our current tallies of lawsuits and resolved investigations as tracked in our Title IX Lawsuits and OCR Resolutions databases.
Attorney Mark Hathaway, who represented John Doe: “Today the court acknowledged that biased assumptions against male students and the procedural irregularities in UCLA Title IX campus enforcement, all disfavoring accused male students, show an unacceptable pattern and practice of gender bias at the University of California. The ruling allows John Doe to renew his effort to hold UCLA accountable for what was done to him and to stop UCLA from harming other students regardless of gender.”
“Two members of the men’s lacrosse team at Brown University were accused this past fall of sexual assault. The two unrelated incidents took place over the Halloween weekend and Brown placed both students on suspension.”
Judge Mary McElroy: “Here, however, the facts suggest that, in both assessments that it made, the Threat Assessment Team failed to demonstrate anything that would indicate they afforded the plaintiff a presumption that he was not responsible for the alleged conduct as required by contract. Instead, it focused on the nature of the unproven allegations and removed him from campus and suspended him before performing any investigation of those allegations.” Stiles v. Brown University‘s critical files are found in our Title IX Lawsuits Database.
“If they didn’t offer those things, that’s a significant violation,” said Andrew Miltenberg, a New York attorney who specializes in due-process cases. The student also said there was no formal hearing following the investigation, — which Miltenberg said was unusual.
“The University of Michigan Board of Regents has unanimously fired school President Mark Schlissel for cause following an investigation into a relationship with a subordinate, the board announced Saturday evening.”
“What is a Title IX investigation? Is it an academic inquiry? A criminal proceeding? Something else?”
“There’s nothing there about being punitive in nature. It’s now become a punitive situation. Some of these schools have taken it upon themselves to think that they take over and they’re now law enforcement.” – Stuart Bernstein, a New York attorney with Nesenoff & Miltenberg who has been practicing on Title IX cases
“Kara Alaimo, a professor of journalism, media studies, and public relations who is a self-described ‘expert on women, social media & global/political communication,’ took advantage of reports that SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor was upset at Gorsuch’s reluctance to wear a mask.”
The report was later rebuked in a joint statement by both Justice Sotomayor and Chief Justice John Roberts, decimating the credibility of NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg who both initially reported the story and doubled down.
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About the Author
Title IX for All is a U.S.-based organization that advocates fairness and equal treatment in education. Our main activities are database development, writing, counseling, publishing, research, public speaking, and networking.
Research due process and similar lawsuits by students accused of Title IX violations (sexual assault, harassment, dating violence, stalking, etc.) in higher education.
