23 Cornell Professors Say Their School Violated Due Process: New at Reason

Twenty-three Cornell law professors filed a motion last month to submit an amicus brief in the case of John Doe v. Cornell University.The suit deals with whether the university erred in adjudicating a sexual assault case between two students (called Sally Roe and John Doe in the legal proceedings). The professors argue that Doe was not given the opportunity to confront his accuser, and that the university therefore denied him due process.

In August 2016, Roe alleged she was raped while incapacitated at an off-campus fraternity party. She filed a complaint four days later. Within a week, Doe “filed a cross-complaint, alleging that Roe had initiated additional sexual activity without his affirmative consent,” per the lawsuit. Then, in October of that same year, Roe filed yet another complaint saying Doe’s grievance was retaliatory and not grounded in fact, writes Liz Wolfe in her latest piece for Reason.

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