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In recent years, colleges and universities across the country have become hyper-vigilant about sexual assault on campus. These institutions don't want the lawsuits and damaging public-relations fallout of a sexual encounter gone wrong. While efforts to prevent and...
"Real women aren't engineers" Jennifer Dibbern endured comments like this and much worse throughout her time as a PhD candidate in the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering program, according to a lawsuit currently pending against the University in...
The Crosswell-Lexington School District last month agreed to implement significant policy changes with respect to its investigation and handling of allegations of sexual harassment and sexual abuse by school district employees. The policy changes include annual...
David Nacht shares insight regarding a recent article published by the N.Y. Times, "New Factor in Campus Sexual Assault Cases: Counsel for the Accused" The notion that lawyers are not helpful in these matters is silly. Everything you say as a student in a campus rape...
Cable and Satellite installers are often categorized as "independent contractors" in the industry - a label that leads to a profound impact on their employment rights, including routine denial of overtime pay. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, however, whether an...
The film "Hunting Ground" has been sparking debate and discussion since it premiered at the Sundance film festival this January. The film features campus assault survivors as they fight back for institutional reform - from political protest to legal strategies under...
The 6th Circuit has issued a new opinion considering the "reasonable belief" and "honest belief" doctrines applied to retaliation claims under Title VII. In Yazdian v. ConMed Endoscopic Technologies, Inc., Case No. 14-3245 (July 14, 2015) recommended for full text...
First, remember the old adage, "what you say can and will be used against you." Your child should not cooperate or try to talk his way out of it. He should assume that anything he tells anybody who works for the university could end up in the hands of a police officer...
This article, "Yale Lawsuit Spotlights Title IX, Sexual Assault 'Hysteria' by Peter Berkowitz", published on Real Clear Politics, reflects rationality. University procedures are ridiculous. Rape is not punished severely enough, and at the same time, false accusations...
David Nacht knows a lot about campus rape and Title IX. He has dealt with sexual discrimination, harassment and assault on campus for over 20 years. He has seen first hand the university system's unfairness. If your child has been accused of sexual assault,...