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PR: Expert Panel Calls on Lawmakers to Bring an End to Campus ‘Kangaroo Court’ Investigations

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Expert Panel Calls on Lawmakers to Bring an End to Campus ‘Kangaroo Court’ Investigations WASHINGTON / October 11, 2016 – Warning “victim-centered” investigations are “inconsistent with basic notions of fairness and justice,” an Expert Panel has issued a report calling on lawmakers to end such approaches in campus [...]
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PR: How ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations Undermine the Presumption of Innocence and Victimize the Innocent

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@prosecutorintegrity.org How ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations Undermine the Presumption of Innocence and Victimize the Innocent: Upcoming Teleconference WASHINGTON / September 19, 2016 – A national teleconference will be held on the topic, “How ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations Undermine the Presumption of Innocence and Victimize the Innocent.” The event will address how “victim-centered” investigations remove the presumption of [...]
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CEFTA Sexual Assault

Most College Rapists Never Spend a Day in Jail

Contact: Chris Perry Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: cperry@saveservices.org Most College Rapists Never Spend a Day in Jail:  SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to End Campus ‘Kangaroo Courts’ WASHINGTON / September 13, 2016 – Two weeks after former Stanford University student Brock Turner was released from jail after serving a 3-month sentence for raping an unconscious woman, members of the [...]
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Campus Due Process False Allegations Sexual Assault

PR: Federal Directive Triggered Spurt of Lawsuits Against Universities For Alleged Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases, Report Says

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Federal Directive Triggered Spurt of Lawsuits Against Universities For Alleged Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases, Report Says WASHINGTON / September 7, 2016 – A report released today reveals a 2011 U.S. Department of Education sexual harassment directive led to a dramatic increase in the number of lawsuits alleging mishandling of allegations [...]
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Affirmative Consent Sexual Assault

PR: The End of Affirmative Consent? SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Enact Meaningful Solutions to Campus Sexual Assault

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org The End of Affirmative Consent? SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Enact Meaningful Solutions to Campus Sexual Assault WASHINGTON / August 16, 2016 – A recent study on affirmative consent practices found so-called “yes-means-yes” policies bear little relationship to the reality of sexual foreplay among college students. Based on interviews with hundreds [...]
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Campus False Allegations Sexual Assault

No Harassment, No Victim, No Investigation. Expelled Anyway.

Jack Hunter August 8, 2016 As a college student, I earned a degree in Law Enforcement, but I ended up pursuing a successful business career. At the age of 52, I decided I wanted to become a volunteer deputy at the local Sheriff’s Office. But first I had to complete a rigorous vetting process, which involves the same procedures as [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Campus Sexual Assault: Lawmakers Abandon Affirmative Consent, Turn to Traditional Law Enforcement Approaches

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Campus Sexual Assault: Lawmakers Abandon Affirmative Consent, Turn to Traditional Law Enforcement Approaches WASHINGTON / July 19, 2016 – Responding to high-profile cases at Stanford University, Vanderbilt, Baylor, and elsewhere, Democratic and Republican legislators are beginning to enact laws that emphasize traditional criminal justice approaches to curbing campus rape. Lawmakers have [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Stanford Sex Case Highlights Dangers of Campus Rape Adjudications

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Stanford Sex Case Highlights Dangers of Campus Rape Adjudications WASHINGTON / June 14, 2016 – The recent sentencing of Brock Turner, former Stanford University student convicted on three counts of felony sexual assault, has stoked national outrage, and refocused attention on the proper role of the criminal justice system in handling [...]
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PR: American Law Institute Pulls the Plug on Affirmative Consent

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: glauterio@saveservices.org American Law Institute Pulls the Plug on Affirmative Consent WASHINGTON / May 23, 2016 – By a resounding margin, members of the American Law Institute voted down a controversial “affirmative consent” standard being considered for the group’s proposed Model Penal Code for Sexual Assault. Instead, the ALI membership [...]
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Campus Civil Rights

PR: Title IX Over-Reach: Leading Law Professors Issue Call to Rein in Federal Office for Civil Rights

Contact: Chris Perry Email: cperry@saveservices.org Title IX Over-Reach: Leading Law Professors Issue Call to Rein in Federal Office for Civil Rights WASHINGTON / May 16, 2016 – Professors from leading law schools have signed an Open Letter deploring the erosion of free speech and due process on campus. The Letter calls on the Department of Education’s [...]