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OCR Nominee Catherine Lhamon Repeatedly Side-Steps Questions About Campus Due Process

OCR Nominee Catherine Lhamon Repeatedly Side-Steps Questions About Campus Due Process and Fairness SAVE July 14, 2021 On July 13, 2021, the Senate HELP Committee convened a hearing about the nomination of Catherine Lhamon to become the new director of the Office for Civil Rights. The senators asked repeated questions whether Lhamon “believes” in specific […]

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Presumed Guilty: Catherine Lhamon Cannot be Entrusted with the Job of Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Rules in Colleges

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Presumed Guilty: Catherine Lhamon Cannot be Entrusted with the Job of Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Rules in Colleges WASHINGTON / July 14, 2021 – Following Catherine Lhamon’s false claim that the current Title IX rule does not include a presumption of innocence, SAVE is calling on senators to vote ‘No’ […]

Attorney Alliance

Title IX Attorney Alliance The Title IX Attorney Alliance is a group of attorneys who represent mostly respondents in Title IX proceedings. The Title IX Attorney Alliance holds periodic Zoom calls to review recent judicial decisions and discuss on-going policy developments. How-to Guide: Eric Rosenberg: Navigating Title IX Issues in Motions to Dismiss and Motions for […]

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EVAWI Announces End of DOJ Funding for ‘Start By Believing’

Registration Fee Now Required for Webinars: All 2021 Virtual Conference Sessions Available The pandemic brought challenges, and some surprising gifts, for many of us. Cancelling our 2020 conference was definitely one of the challenges. Because we had to cancel just a few weeks before the conference was scheduled to begin, we lost money already spent on […]

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PR: New Analysis of Judicial Decisions Reveals Widespread Legal Support for Campus Due Process

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org New Analysis of Judicial Decisions Reveals Widespread Legal Support for Campus Due Process WASHINGTON / July 7, 2021 – A new analysis of 206 trial and appellate court decisions reveals widespread judicial support for the new Title IX regulation that went into effect last year. The document reveals […]

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PR: In Wake of Hobart College Ruling, Universities Should Re-think Use of ‘Trauma-Informed’ Methods

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org In Wake of Hobart College Ruling, Universities Should Re-think Use of ‘Trauma-Informed’ Methods WASHINGTON / July 1, 2021 – Last week, Judge Elizabeth Wolford ruled against Hobart College of Geneva, NY, denying the college’s motion to dismiss in a campus sexual misconduct case and allowing the lawsuit to […]

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Florida Enacts New Campus Due Process Law

Florida Enacts New Campus Due Process Law SAVE June 30, 2021 Recently Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 233, which mandates a number of due process protections, among other things. The law amends Section 1006.60 of the Florida Statutes, which pertains to Codes of conduct and disciplinary measures. The law provides for the following: Timely […]

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Impartial Investigations Are the Foundation of Equitable Proceedings for Complainants and Respondents

Impartial Investigations Are the Foundation of Equitable Proceedings for Complainants and Respondents An impartial and fair investigation is the foundation of an equitable adjudication. In a recent guidance, the Office for Civil Rights reaffirmed, “The school must conduct an adequate, reliable, and impartial investigation that provides the parties with an equal opportunity to present witnesses […]

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PR: On Title IX Anniversary, SAVE Deplores Widespread Discrimination of Male Students

PRESS RELEASE Rebecca Stewart: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org On Title IX Anniversary, SAVE Deplores Widespread Discrimination of Male Students WASHINGTON / June 24, 2021 – June 23 marked the 49th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, which was enacted in 1972 to combat sex discrimination in schools. Regrettably, SAVE highlights an epidemic of discriminatory practices […]

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Case Summary: Doe v. University of Denver

Case Summary: Doe v. University of Denver No. 19-1359 (10th Cir. 2021)  Christian Cooper Juris Doctor Candidate Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Brief Factual Summary During John Doe’s (“John”) first year at the University of Denver (the “University”), he became romantically involved with Jane Roe. For months, the two discussed having sexual intercourse […]