BROWN: Awaiting developments of first due process trial
As we await final resolution of the first due process trial since issuance of the Dear Colleague letter in 2011 (at Brown), a few updates…the basics of the case: the accused student was found guilty on a theory that he had manipulated the female student into having oral sex. This outcome came after: the Brown panel used a broader definition of consent, Brown’s investigator declined to request from the accuser the full range of texts, and Brown had changed its sexual assault procedures…Among the updates, the most important: Judge William Smith, issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the accused student. The decision, which Smith had telegraphed at closing arguments, allowed the student to enroll this fall.
academicwonderland.com By KC Johnson
