Finally, Due Process Near for College Males
By KC Johnson November 23, 2018
The proposed Title IX regulations released by Betsy DeVos would ensure a much fairer campus adjudication system—they’d ensure cross-examination (through a lawyer or advocate) of witnesses; access to all evidence and training material for both parties; and the presumption of innocence for the accused. It’s little wonder that groups committed to one-sided campus procedures have criticized the regulations, although other skeptical comments merit attention.
During the seven-plus years of debate about Title IX and campus sexual misconduct, Democratic legislators have made clear their lack of interest in ensuring that Title IX tribunals respect the due process of the accused. More than two dozen House and Senate Democrats condemned the new rules; only one, Representative Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), said he’d support any type of due process for the accused, and Scott did so as part of a statement suggesting that the DeVos regulations somehow went too far.
https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2018/11/23/finally-due-process-near-for-college-males/
