The April 2014 release of “NOT ALONE The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault” recommends colleges and…
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The word emergency comes from the Latin “emerge” – bring to light. College and university policies for the emergency transport of students in danger of…
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Res ipsa loquitur is a common legal doctrine referred to in negligence cases that might be understood as why you are liable even when you…
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Two recent high-profile military prosecutions for sexual assault highlight problems with the military sexual assault system. The military cases also hold a mirror up to…
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The March 7 Metro article “Suit fights new law on campus sex crimes” highlighted but one problem with colleges and universities seeking to play cop,…
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Imagine you are tasked with designing a system for determining whether violations of the law have occurred. You might ask yourself the question of who…
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No, it doesn’t matter that you were off-campus. It may not even matter if you were out of the country. DC Student defense clients and…
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Approaching the 12-hour mark of a student conduct hearing at a major university I am reminded of lyrics from a Maroon Five song (“cross my…
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College students facing both criminal prosecution and university prosecution may feel that they are victims of double-jeopardy because they are prosecuted twice for the same…
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Students facing conduct and academic honor code violations lack the most basic tool by which to defend themselves: subpoena power. One of the worst aspects…
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