Abortion, campus sexual assault, Second Amendment: 5 notable Amy Coney Barrett cases
Campus sexual assault standards
In the case of John Doe v. Perdue University, a former student sued the university, arguing that they had wrongfully found him guilty of sexual assault by violating his rights.
At issue were claims that the process, inspired by the Obama administration’s controversial standards aimed at combatting on-campus sexual assault, were in error.
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Barrett delivered the opinion for the Seventh Circuit three judge panel, partly reversing a lower court ruling against the student and concluding that his rights were violated.
“It is plausible that [Katherine] Sermersheim, [Purdue’s Dean of Students and a Title IX coordinator] and her advisors chose to believe Jane because she is a woman and to disbelieve John because he is a man," wrote Barrett.
"Taken together, John’s allegations raise a plausible inference that he was denied an educational benefit on the basis of his sex.
“To be sure, John may face problems of proof, and the factfinder might not buy the inferences that he’s selling. But his claim should have made it past the pleading stage, so we reverse the magistrate judge’s premature dismissal of it.”
