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Campus Title IX

Campus Officials at Growing Risk of Loss of Qualified Immunity

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Campus Officials at Growing Risk of Loss of Qualified Immunity WASHINGTON / September 9, 2021 – Since 1982, employees of public institutions have been shielded from lawsuits by the doctrine of qualified immunity (1). Recent legal decisions reveal that courts now are rethinking the doctrine, both in the […]

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Campus Title IX

ATIXA Refers to SAVE Press Release as ‘Crap’ and Using ‘Scare Tactics’

ATIXA Refers to SAVE Press Release as ‘Crap’ and Using ‘Scare Tactics’ SAVE September 4, 2021 On September 1, SAVE issued a press release criticizing Brett Sokolow’s statement about cross-examination: https://www.saveservices.org/2021/09/title-ix-officials-who-undermine-due-process-place-themselves-at-risk-of-loss-of-qualified-immunity/ As a service to the SAVE readership, we providing a copy of the press release, as well as the ATIXA response, below. We invite […]

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Campus Due Process Title IX

Title IX Officials Who Undermine Due Process Place Themselves at Risk of Loss of Qualified Immunity

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Title IX Officials Who Undermine Due Process Place Themselves at Risk of Loss of Qualified Immunity WASHINGTON / September 1, 2021 – A recent decision from the District Court of Massachusetts highlights a growing trend of judges to disallow qualified immunity defenses in Title IX lawsuits. The decision […]

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Campus Department of Education Due Process Title IX

32 Judicial Decisions Have Upheld Cross-Examination in Title IX Cases 

  32 Judicial Decisions Have Upheld Cross-Examination in Title IX Cases  SAVE August 31, 2021 American jurisprudence has long recognized the truth of  John H. Wigmore’s assertion that cross examination is “the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” For these reasons, the 2020 Amendments to the Title IX regulation state: “…cross-examination […]

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Campus Discrimination Sexual Assault Title IX

PR: Slow Learner? Grinnell College Continues Pattern of Title IX Sex Discrimination, Gets Schooled by Circuit Court Judge

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Slow Learner? Grinnell College Continues Pattern of Title IX Sex Discrimination, Gets Schooled by Circuit Court Judge WASHINGTON / August 26, 2021 – Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger handed down a Title IX ruling against Grinnell College on Monday, denying the college’s motion for summary judgment on […]

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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

PR: TNG Commentary Illogically Dismisses Cross-Examination, Placing Universities at Liability Risk

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org TNG Commentary Illogically Dismisses Cross-Examination, Placing Universities at Liability Risk WASHINGTON / August 24, 2021 – A recent commentary by the TNG Consulting group over-reaches in its analysis of the recent Victim Rights Law Center v. Cardona decision, dismisses the key role of cross-examination, and invites a new […]

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Affirmative Consent Campus Due Process Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

PR: ALI Drives Another Spike into the ‘Affirmative Consent’ Coffin

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org ALI Drives Another Spike into the ‘Affirmative Consent’ Coffin WASHINGTON / August 18, 2021 – The American Law Institute (ALI) has conclusively rejected an “affirmative consent” provision that would have fundamentally reshaped the sexual practices of millions of Americans. At its recent annual meeting, the ALI membership ended […]

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Campus Due Process Legal Sexual Assault Title IX

Title IX Hall of Shame: Most Egregious Campus Lawsuits, By State

Title IX Hall of Shame: Most Egregious Campus Lawsuits, By State SAVE August 13, 2021 SAVE has compiled a listing and brief summary of the most egregious Title IX lawsuits by state, as of the end of 2020. SAVE encourages you to share the relevant lawsuit(s) with your state lawmakers, and urge them to enact […]

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Campus Department of Education Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

PR: ‘The Wolf Really Comes as a Wolf:’ SAVE Calls on White House to Withdraw Nomination of Catherine Lhamon

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org ‘The Wolf Really Comes as a Wolf:’ SAVE Calls on White House to Withdraw Nomination of Catherine Lhamon WASHINGTON / August 9, 2021 – On August 3, the Senate HELP Committee failed to approve the nomination of Catherine Lhamon to lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil […]

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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

PR: Rep. Ann Kuster Misrepresents Campus Statistics, Downplays Crisis of Sexual Victimization of Men

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Rep. Ann Kuster Misrepresents Campus Statistics, Downplays Crisis of Sexual Victimization of Men WASHINGTON / August 6, 2021 – Rep. Annie Kuster recently introduced the campus Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) Act, which seeks to strengthen the enforcement of campus sexual assault laws. Unfortunately, Kuster’s press release […]