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Affirmative Consent Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Affirmative Consent for Sex Gets ‘Thumbs-Down’ from Lawmakers, Legal Defense Group, and Harvard Professors

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Affirmative Consent for Sex Gets ‘Thumbs-Down’ from Lawmakers, Legal Defense Group, and Harvard Professors WASHINGTON / March 28, 2016 – Polices designed to require explicit and ongoing agreement, often referred to as “affirmative consent,” experienced three setbacks during the past week. These developments signal broader concerns about the effectiveness, workability, and [...]
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Campus Office for Civil Rights Press Release Sexual Assault

PR: Lawmakers Double-Down on Campus Due Process Abuses

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Lawmakers Double-Down on Campus Due Process Abuses WASHINGTON / March 14, 2016 – In an effort to restore due process rights on campuses, state and federal lawmakers have taken determined steps in recent weeks to press  college administrators and a federal oversight agency to uphold constitutionally based rights for [...]
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Campus Due Process Sexual Assault

PR: Free Speech and Due Process Violations on Campus Give Rise to Budget Cutbacks, Costly Lawsuits

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org Free Speech and Due Process Violations on Campus Give Rise to Budget Cutbacks, Costly Lawsuits WASHINGTON / March 1, 2016 – A growing number of budget cutbacks and lawsuits across the nation reveals colleges that fail to respect free speech and due process rights may incur substantial financial liabilities. SAVE urges [...]
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Campus Free Speech Sexual Assault

PR: Lawmakers Push Back to Restore Free Speech and Due Process on Campus

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org   Lawmakers Push Back to Restore Free Speech and Due Process on Campus WASHINGTON / February 16, 2016 – In the face of continuing pressures by campus activists, lawmakers across the country are taking steps to restore constitutionally based rights to free speech and due process. SAVE applauds these efforts to [...]
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Affirmative Consent

PR: On the Heels of Judicial Reversal, Law Professors Assail Affirmative Consent

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: glauterio@saveservices.org   On the Heels of Judicial Reversal, Law Professors Assail Affirmative Consent WASHINGTON / February 8, 2016 – Following a landmark legal decision last summer, law professors across the country are criticizing affirmative consent policies as ineffective, unfair to defendants, and harmful to women. SAVE calls on lawmakers to focus on [...]
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Campus Due Process Sexual Assault

Law Professors, Lawmakers, and Others Strengthen Calls for Due Process in Campus Sex Cases

Contact:          Gina Lauterio Telephone:     301-801-0608 Law Professors, Lawmakers, and Others Strengthen Calls for Due Process in Campus Sex Cases WASHINGTON / January 25, 2016 – In recent weeks, numerous law professors, lawmakers, and others have issued statements calling for colleges to restore due process in the adjudication of sexual assault cases. These statements reveal a [...]
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Accountability Department of Justice Innocence Press Release Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Wrongful Convictions

PR: Georgia Tech Reinstatement is Evidence of Growing Public Alarm over Due Process and Free Speech on Campus

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Georgia Tech Reinstatement is Evidence of Growing Public Alarm over Due Process and Free Speech on Campus WASHINGTON / January 6, 2016 – The recent decision to reinstate a Georgia Tech student expelled for an alleged sexual offense marks a growing wave of popular concern over the erosion of due [...]
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Campus

PR: SAVE Denounces Attempt to Muzzle Harvard U. Professors

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: info@saveservices.org SAVE Denounces Attempt to Muzzle Harvard U. Professors, Calls on Office for Civil Rights to Revamp Sexual Harassment Policy WASHINGTON / December 15, 2015 – SAVE is denouncing efforts of producers of a controversial film who are attempting to prevent 19 Harvard Law School professors from engaging in scholarly [...]
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Campus

PR: Lawmakers Must Work to Stop Lawless Conduct on Campus

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Lawmakers Must Work to Stop Lawless Conduct on Campus WASHINGTON / December 1, 2015 – After a month of an increasing level of death threats, physical assaults, and intimidation tactics, SAVE is calling on lawmakers to take the lead to assure civil conduct, free speech, and due process on campus. This [...]
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Safe Campus Act Sexual Assault

PR: Treat Rape as a Crime; SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Enact the Safe Campus Act

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: info@saveservices.org Treat Rape as a Crime; SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Enact the Safe Campus Act WASHINGTON / November 3, 2015 – Nine out of 10 Americans say campus sexual assaults should be handled by criminal justice experts, according to a recent survey. SAVE is now calling on state legislators [...]