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Title IX

Tulane University Accused Of Anti-Male, Title IX Violation

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/tulane-university-accused-of-anti-male-title-ix-violation/ Tulane University Accused Of Anti-Male, Title IX Violation by Wendy McElroy | Jun 12, 2020 A complaint filed on April 17 with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) could echo through college corridors across America. Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE)—a “national policy movement for fairness, due process and the presumption of innocence”—accuses Tulane

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Title IX

Title IX Reforms Will Restore Due Process for Victims and the Accused

https://www.newsweek.com/title-ix-reforms-will-restore-due-process-victims-accused-opinion-1510288 OPINION Title IX Reforms Will Restore Due Process for Victims and the Accused BUDDY ULLMAN ON 6/12/20 AT 7:30 AM EDT Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has released new Title IX regulations that radically change how gender sexual harassment and sexual assault disputes are resolved on college campuses. This is a good thing. I

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Violence Against Women Act

Do Activists Want Domestic Violence To Increase During the Pandemic?

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/do-activists-want-domestic-violence-to-increase-during-the-pandemic/ Do Activists Want Domestic Violence To Increase During the Pandemic? by Wendy McElroy | Jun 8, 2020 A contradiction is grabbing the narrative on domestic violence (DV) during the coronavirus lockdown: a decline in police reports on DV means the rate is increasing and more government is needed. A cynic might wonder if DV experts want to stoke the

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Immigration Violence Against Women Act

The Radical Agenda Being Pursued Under the Violence Against Women Act

Letter of Solidarity from the Immigrant Justice Movement JUNE 4TH, 2020 The Tahirih Justice Center joined more than 400 immigrant justice organizations and ally groups to express our solidarity with Black communities. Read the full text of the letter below: Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Tony McDade. George Floyd. Yassin Mohamed. Finan Berhe. Across the

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Title IX

I’m a Democrat; Secretary DeVos Is Right on Title IX Reform

https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2020/06/17/im_a_democrat_secretary_devos_is_right_on_title_ix_reform_110432.html I’m a Democrat; Secretary DeVos Is Right on Title IX Reform By Buddy Ullman June 17, 2020 I am a progressive Democrat and enthusiastic supporter of the new Title IX Rule that was recently issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The DeVos Rule provides colleges and universities with a detailed and uniform modus operandi

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Native American Boys: Forgotten Victims

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/native-american-boys-forgotten-victims/ Native American Boys: Forgotten Victims by Wendy McElroy | Jun 3, 2020 A recent study by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Commission on Indian Affairs should change how the media and lawmakers view violence against Native Americans. They should look carefully at male victims, but it is far from clear that they will. The Omaha World-Herald offers a surprising statistic, “The greatest percentage of Native American missing

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Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

Secretary DeVos Right to Restore Due Process on Campus

By L. Douglas Wilder June 3, 2020 Wilder is the former governor of Virginia. He currently serves as a distinguished professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. As colleges and universities across the country plan what higher education will look like on the post-pandemic campus, the Department of Education has

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Sexual Assault

Media Coverage of New Title IX Regulation

SAVE Following is a partial listing of media accounts about the new Title IX regulation, published through May 20, 2020. The articles represent a broad range of perspectives, both pro and con: DATE OUTLET REPORTER/EDITORIALIST URL 5/20/20 Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed: Jordan Draper https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/title-ix-guidelines-sexual-misconduct-assault-department-of-education-new-jersey-20200520.html 5/19/20 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/05/19/Title-IX-rule-change-due-process-fairness-Betsy-DeVos/stories/202005190013 5/19/20 Washington Post Editorial https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-guidance-on-campus-sexual-assault-is-ill-timed-and-partially-ill-advised-but-its-not-a-return-to-the-bad-old-days/2020/05/19/f6aaedc2-9941-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html 5/17/20 The

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State appeals court reverses ruling in Matt Boermeester’s USC expulsion case

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-05-28/appeals-court-overturns-expulsion-usc-kicker-matt-boermeester State appeals court reverses ruling in Matt Boermeester’s USC expulsion case (Rick Scuteri / Associated Press) By RYAN KARTJESTAFF WRITER MAY 28, 2020 7:17 PM The California Court of Appeals reversed a ruling against former USC kicker Matt Boermeester, who sued the university after a Title IX investigation into intimate partner violence led to his 2017 expulsion. The court concluded

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Restoring Impartial and Fair Investigations on Campus

Restoring Impartial and Fair Investigations on Campus SAVE May 29, 2020 The new Title IX regulation, recently released by the Department of Education, contains several provisions designed to assure impartial and fair investigations on campus: http://www.saveservices.org/2020/05/new-title-ix-regulatory-text-34-cfr-106/ The relevant provisions, with key words in bold, are listed below: Section 106.45 (b)(1): A recipient’s grievance process must—