GREAT NEWS. DeVos Defeats Lawsuit Over Campus Sex-Assault Policies

November 5, 2019

A federal judge recently struck down a lawsuit challenging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ revised guidelines for handling on campus sexual assault, which opponents say weaken protections for victims. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found DeVos’ 2017 guidance carries no legal ramifications for schools and therefore cannot be challenged in court.

“Defendants provide evidence that the 2017 guidance is not final agency action because it does not produce legal consequences, and plaintiffs fail to rebut defendants’ evidence,” Corley wrote in her 25-page ruling.

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