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.
Biden officials advance plan to blow up Trump’s rules on sexual misconduct in schools
“The Education Department, which has been under pressure from Democrats and civil rights groups to finish its final Title IX rule, sent the regulation to the Office of Management and Budget on Friday, according to its website — a key procedural step before it can be made public.”
Chiefs sign Matt Araiza after punter dropped from lawsuit
“The Chiefs signed punter Matt Araiza, who was dismissed in December from a lawsuit alleging the rape of a 17-year-old girl in 2021…The girl, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, dropped Araiza from the lawsuit filed in August 2022, and Araiza agreed to dismiss a defamation suit against Doe filed in July 2023.”
Jury Verdict in Accused Student Lawsuit Doe v. Prairie View A&M
After a strong series of favorable rulings on the motion to dismiss, summary judgment, and motions in limine, the jury found that sex was not a motivating factor in the university’s decision to expel John Doe.
SUNY-Buffalo Wrongly Applied “Non-Title IX” Policy, Court Finds
Accused student “Doe I” was recently victorious twice against SUNY-Buffalo. NY’s Appellate Division found SUNY wrongly applied its “non-Title IX” policy to his case to get around the due process provisions of the 2020 Title IX regulations. SUNY lost its motion to reargue early in February.
VCU Employee Charged after Four False Sex-Assault Reports
Samantha Allison Hudler of Goochland, VA, a Virgina Commonwealth University health employee, admitted the alleged assaults did not occur.
Michigan State’s ‘Women’s Leadership Accelerator’ likely illegal: watchdog
Michigan State University is facing scrutiny for its new female leadership program as a due process advocacy group says it illegally discriminates against male students.
A Somber Outcome in Brandwein v. University of South Florida
Litigating pro se and his lawsuit surviving a motion to dismiss, Brandwein nonetheless voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit. The candid reasons he gives are a window into the struggles of litigating this issue.
Accused Student Settles with Arizona State University
Original story here. The school originally found that the complainant could not consent because of incapacitation via alcohol. Doe appealed. The school then decided that the complainant could not consent, but because of the presence of force rather than alcohol – something the complainant never claimed in the investigation or hearing), not incapacitation by alcohol. “[Doe] had no opportunity to rebut it before the hearing board,” Doe’s attorney said.
A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Trigger Warnings, Content Warnings, and Content Notes
A meta-analysis of trigger warnings finds they have “no effect on affective responses to negative material or on educational outcomes. However, warnings reliably increased anticipatory affect.”
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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.
Biden officials advance plan to blow up Trump’s rules on sexual misconduct in schools
“The Education Department, which has been under pressure from Democrats and civil rights groups to finish its final Title IX rule, sent the regulation to the Office of Management and Budget on Friday, according to its website — a key procedural step before it can be made public.”
Chiefs sign Matt Araiza after punter dropped from lawsuit
“The Chiefs signed punter Matt Araiza, who was dismissed in December from a lawsuit alleging the rape of a 17-year-old girl in 2021…The girl, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, dropped Araiza from the lawsuit filed in August 2022, and Araiza agreed to dismiss a defamation suit against Doe filed in July 2023.”
Jury Verdict in Accused Student Lawsuit Doe v. Prairie View A&M
After a strong series of favorable rulings on the motion to dismiss, summary judgment, and motions in limine, the jury found that sex was not a motivating factor in the university’s decision to expel John Doe.
SUNY-Buffalo Wrongly Applied “Non-Title IX” Policy, Court Finds
Accused student “Doe I” was recently victorious twice against SUNY-Buffalo. NY’s Appellate Division found SUNY wrongly applied its “non-Title IX” policy to his case to get around the due process provisions of the 2020 Title IX regulations. SUNY lost its motion to reargue early in February.
VCU Employee Charged after Four False Sex-Assault Reports
Samantha Allison Hudler of Goochland, VA, a Virgina Commonwealth University health employee, admitted the alleged assaults did not occur.
Michigan State’s ‘Women’s Leadership Accelerator’ likely illegal: watchdog
Michigan State University is facing scrutiny for its new female leadership program as a due process advocacy group says it illegally discriminates against male students.
A Somber Outcome in Brandwein v. University of South Florida
Litigating pro se and his lawsuit surviving a motion to dismiss, Brandwein nonetheless voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit. The candid reasons he gives are a window into the struggles of litigating this issue.
Accused Student Settles with Arizona State University
Original story here. The school originally found that the complainant could not consent because of incapacitation via alcohol. Doe appealed. The school then decided that the complainant could not consent, but because of the presence of force rather than alcohol – something the complainant never claimed in the investigation or hearing), not incapacitation by alcohol. “[Doe] had no opportunity to rebut it before the hearing board,” Doe’s attorney said.
A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Trigger Warnings, Content Warnings, and Content Notes
A meta-analysis of trigger warnings finds they have “no effect on affective responses to negative material or on educational outcomes. However, warnings reliably increased anticipatory affect.”
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Accused Students Database
Research due process and similar lawsuits by students accused of Title IX violations (sexual assault, harassment, dating violence, stalking, etc.) in higher education.
OCR Resolutions Database
Research resolved Title IX investigations of K-12 and postsecondary institutions by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Attorneys Directory
A basic directory for looking up Title IX attorneys, most of whom have represented parties in litigation by accused students.
