The Chicago Maroon: Why a Male Student Accused of Sexual Assault Is Suing the University Under Title IX

Mens-Advocate · 2016-09-03T18:09:23+00:00

These suits aim too low. They should seek to bankrupt the institution and the accuser.

The suit alleges that “Jane Roe” told other people at the University of Chicago that “John Doe” had raped her and that she added his name to the “Hyde Park List,” a Tumblr page that listed students it said had committed sexual assault or harassment.

Media neutrality notwithstanding, the students listed should attempt a class action suit to bankrupt Tumbler.

bertreapot · 2016-09-04T02:58:02+00:00

In my non-expect legal opinion, I think there needs to be a constitutional challenge to Title IX. The way I see it, because Title IX is a federal law that mandates schools investigate and most importantly, punish an individual, Title IX effectively makes a university an extension of law enforcement of the federal government. As such, I think the standard of guild (50.01%), lack of ability to confront one's accuser, inability to have a lawyer present during proceedings, etc. are direct violations of the U.S. Constitution. If this were solely colleges doing this on their own they would have that right as private institutions, but because they are being compelled to do these things by the government this is in effect law enforcement and as such the accused are permitted certain rights. I think these lawsuits are great, and I hope to god that this escalates to the U.S. Supreme Court in the next couple of years.

bertreapot · 2016-09-04T02:24:53+00:00

“Jane Doe” then filed a Title IX complaint in June against “John Doe,” saying he had sexually assaulted her in 2013. The University initially told “John Doe” that it planned to pursue the case under the 2015 Student Manual, which had a different definition of consent from the 2013 Student Manual.

The suit says that “it was impossible for John Doe to know whether his consensual physical encounters with Jane Doe in 2013 might violate subsequently created stringent mandates in UC’s 2015 Manual.”

Colleges are supposed to be run by the best and the brightest, especially elite colleges like the University of Chicago. So I love it when they try to pull these clearly bush-league antics.

Title	The Chicago Maroon: Why a Male Student Accused of Sexual Assault Is Suing the University Under Title IX
Author	bertreapot
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Date	September 3, 2016 5:33 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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