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Student Who Says He Attempted Suicide During Title IX Investigation Sues Cornell
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The student says Cornell’s investigation caused him to attempt suicide.
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After Years of Complaints and Litigation, Cornell’s Policy 6.4 Still Stands
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The University’s investigator had “no evidence whatsoever to place the [male student] (or anyone else for that matter) at the scene of the theft,” according to the Minikus report.
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Judge Orders Cornell to Investigate Policy 6.4 Complaint
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Cornell has been under pressure for its Policy 6.4 guidelines after numerous Title IX investigations were filed by the Department of Education. An increasing number of lawsuits have criticized the policy, even after it was revised in August.
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Judge Suggests Cornell Revise Sexual Assault Policy 6.4
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Attorney Alan Sash, representing a client identified as John Doe, alleged at the hearing that Cornell University mishandled his client’s sexual assault claim because of his gender, calling it “shameful” that Cornell tried to get the lawsuit thrown out.
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Cornell Updates Policy 6.4 With Community Feedback
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These modifications to Policy 6.4 follow lawsuits filed against the University by two students— Wolfgang Ballinger ’17 and a student using the name “John Doe” — who alleged that Cornell conducted sexual assault investigations against them “unlawfully,” The Sun reported.
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Judicial Administrator Hopes Outsourcing 6.4 Cases Will Expedite Process
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Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series examining the Cornell disciplinary system. For the first part of the series, click here. When Interim Judicial Administrator Jody Kunk-Czaplicki gets a referral, she said her office first performs a basic, brightline analysis to determine whether the alleged misconduct falls under the purview of University codes. If the office decides it does, administrators launch an investigation. During this stage, multiple witnesses with competing testimony and unclear pieces of evidence can sometimes make it difficult to resolve the issue.
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Judicial Administrator Office Slammed in Report
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Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part series examining the Cornell disciplinary system. For the second part of the series, click here. Over the past decade, the number of temporary suspensions used in Judicial Administrator investigations has increased by 350 percent, the number of suspensions on the merits of a case has increased by 333 percent and the number of expulsions has increased seven-fold. However, the number of referrals sent to the Office of the J.A. in the academic year 2013-14 was very similar to the number sent 10 years prior, rising only slightly from 812 in 2004 to 862 in 2014. While the J.A. attributes these trends to an increase in serious cases, the law students tasked with representing students in J.A. proceedings, known as Judicial Codes Counselors, contend that recent developments in the University’s disciplinary practices merit attention.