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‘Doe v. Lhamon’ and the Standard of Proof in Campus Rape Cases
A new lawsuit takes aim at the Department of Education’s push to force colleges to decide sexual misconduct charges based on “a preponderance of the evidence.”..
A college student is accused of rape or sexual harassment by a classmate and denies the allegation.
A campus investigation follows.
At the end of the process, the presiding administrator must judge whether the charges against the accused have…
Source: ‘Doe v. Lhamon’ and the Standard of Proof in Campus Rape Cases – The Atlantic