In “The Takedown of Title IX: Inside the fight over federal rules on campus sexual assault,” The New York Times highlights the tension between addressing sexual assault allegations and ensuring the due process rights of the accused during campus proceedings.
Pauline Toboulidis Posts
Digital Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
by Pauline Toboulidis | Nov 30, 2017 | Data Privacy, Policing
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. United States, where the question presented is whether the Fourth Amendment permits the warrantless seizure and search of a user’s cellphone location and movement information.
Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence: 10/26 Roundtable Discussion
by Pauline Toboulidis | Nov 2, 2017 | Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct
On October 26, co-chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence hosted a hearing-style Task Force Round Table on Promoting Healthy Relationships in K-12 Education and Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence on College Campuses.
Events
by Pauline Toboulidis | Oct 16, 2017 | American Indian Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations, Data Privacy, Liability Insurance
Here are some recent and upcoming events featuring topics that may be of interest to our readers.
Department of Education Issues New Interim Guidance on Campus Sexual Misconduct
by Pauline Toboulidis | Sep 22, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
The U.S. Department of Education released an interim Q&A for schools to reference when investigating and/or adjudicating federal campus sexual misconduct allegations.
Sixth Circuit Cites Torts Restatement in Battery Opinion
by Pauline Toboulidis | Aug 30, 2017 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a lower court decision dismissing a law professor’s lawsuit against Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law’s former interim dean.
Updated Sentencing Black Letter Text
by Pauline Toboulidis | Aug 22, 2017 | Sentencing
Model Penal Code: Sentencing Reporters have updated the black letter text of the Proposed Final Draft.
When Does An Indian Reservation Cease to Exist? Tenth Circuit Discusses in Murphy v. Royal
by Pauline Toboulidis | Aug 16, 2017 | American Indian Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit invalidated the state court murder conviction and death sentence of Patrick Dwayne Murphy, an American Indian, after concluding that the Oklahoma courts lacked jurisdiction.
USSC Releases New Publication on Federal Mandatory Minimum Penalties
by Pauline Toboulidis | Jul 26, 2017 | Sentencing
The United States Sentencing Commission released a new publication—An Overview of Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System (2017 Overview)—that examines the use of federal mandatory minimum penalties and the impact of those penalties on the federal prison population.
Election Administration Principles Approved
by Pauline Toboulidis | May 22, 2017 | Election Administration
Approval of the Draft marks the completion of this Principles project.