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Affirmative Consent

PR: Affirmative Consent — NY Times Article Elicits Derision and Outrage

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Affirmative Consent — NY Times Article Elicits Derision and Outrage: ‘We have let the radicals hijack this issue’ WASHINGTON / October 16, 2015 – A recent New York Times article about affirmative consent, “Sex Ed Lesson: ‘Yes Means Yes,’ But It’s Tricky,” is triggering a strong negative public response. The article details the confused reactions [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Dept. of Education Sexual Assault Program Falls into Disarray; SAVE Calls on Congress to Take Action

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Dept. of Education Sexual Assault Program Falls into Disarray; SAVE Calls on Congress to Take Action WASHINGTON / October 7, 2015 – The Department of Education has long claimed that universities must comply with its campus sexual assault policies or risk loss of federal funding. But in testimony to the Senate [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Survey Labeled Students as Sex Offenders for Violating Policy that Didn’t Exist

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org   Survey Labeled Students as Sex Offenders for Violating Policy that Didn’t Exist: SAVE Calls on AAU to Retract Flawed Campus Study WASHINGTON / September 23, 2015 – A widely publicized survey on campus sexual assault by the Association of American Universities (AAU) classified male students as violators of affirmative consent [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Law Professors Voice Concerns Over ‘Affirmative Consent’ Policies for Sex

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Law Professors Voice Concerns Over ‘Affirmative Consent’ Policies for Sex WASHINGTON / September 9, 2015 – A growing number of legal scholars are expressing concerns over affirmative consent policies that some universities are considering for implementation. The concerns follow recent passage of laws in California and New York mandating such policies [...]
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Sexual Assault

PR: Due Process Gains Momentum, Moves to Center Stage in Campus Sexual Assault Debate

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org    Due Process Gains Momentum, Moves to Center Stage in Campus Sexual Assault Debate   WASHINGTON / September 1, 2015 – A renewed focus on due process for students accused of sexual assault has emerged in recent months, as indicated by expressions of concern by law professors, a new federal legislative [...]
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Affirmative Consent

PR: Univ. of Minnesota Administrators Advance Controversial Sex Policy Without Full Review By Regents And Students

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Univ. of Minnesota Administrators Advance Controversial Sex Policy Without Full Review By Regents And Students WASHINGTON / August 28, 2015 – Despite opposition from the campus community, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced he will be implementing an affirmative consent sexual assault policy this upcoming school year.  SAVE urges the [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Four Rulings, Four Reversals: Judges Give ‘Thumbs Down’ on Campus Sex Tribunals

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Four Rulings, Four Reversals: Judges Give ‘Thumbs Down’ on Campus Sex Tribunals WASHINGTON / August 25, 2015 – In four recent cases, judges have overturned sexual assault findings by campus disciplinary committees. In each case, the judges ruled the college proceedings lacked necessary due process protections. As the new academic year [...]
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Affirmative Consent Sexual Assault

PR: Judge Raps Knuckles of University Over Affirmative Consent Rule for Sexual Assault

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org Judge Raps Knuckles of University Over Affirmative Consent Rule for Sexual Assault WASHINGTON / August 12, 2015 – A Tennessee judge has just ruled that the affirmative consent standard used by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga was unfair because the rule “erroneously shifted the burden of proof” to the defendant, robbing the [...]
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Affirmative Consent

PR: SAVE Calls for the University of Minnesota to Abandon Proposed Affirmative Consent Policy for Sexual Assault

Contact: Gina Lauterio Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: glauterio@saveservices.org   SAVE Calls for the University of Minnesota to Abandon Proposed Affirmative Consent Policy for Sexual Assault WASHINGTON / August 4, 2015 – SAVE, a national organization working to end campus sexual assault, is today calling on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents to reject the affirmative consent [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault

PR: Sexual Assault Ruling at UCSD Could Ripple Across U.S.

Contact: Gina Lauterio Email: info@saveservices.org   Sexual Assault Ruling at UCSD Could Ripple Across U.S. WASHINGTON / July 23, 2015 – A recent judicial ruling in favor of a California student accused of sexual assault could have an impact on colleges and universities across the country. The ruling could have “tremendous pervasive influence on other courts,” [...]