Men Accused of Sexual Assault Face Long Odds When Suing Colleges for Gender Bias
As federal officials have stepped up enforcement of rules requiring colleges to resolve reports of sexual assault, many accused students who contend that they were unfairly found responsible and expelled have sued their institutions. But in the last month, victories for universities in two such lawsuits show how difficult it is for accused students to win legal battles against institutions on the issue. That is particularly the case if — as happened in the two recent suits — the students allege that in finding them responsible for sexual misconduct, their institutions discriminated against them because they are men.