Campus Sex Courts: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

John Davis (facebook3337@gmail.com)
John Davis is a retired public official and international lawyer who writes on current gender issues.

Abstract

Many experts mistakenly believe that proving culpability beyond a reasonable doubt is only necessary in criminal-court trials. However, the United States Supreme Court has ruled otherwise (as have many courts in many jurisdictions). There is no other determination made in our culture that has more grave social consequences on a person than an accusation of sexual misconduct. These severe consequences, impairment of liberty and property, as well as a lifelong stigma as a sex offender, compel high standards of due process, according to Supreme Court rulings, in making such a determination against accused persons. This article comments on the Department of Education’s proposed rulemaking on campus adjudications of Title IX proceedings, especially those pertaining to sexual misconduct or sexual harassment.

Keywords: males, men, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, title ix

Author Biography

John Davis is a retired public official and international lawyer who writes on current gender issues. He was educated at Case Western Reserve University (BA), Seattle University School of Law (JD), and New York University School of Law (LL.M post-doctoral). John is fluent in seven languages (including ancient Latin and Greek). He has held positions such as Assistant Attorney General, United States Speaker, and Assistant District Attorney, Chief Wing JAG, U. S. Air Force Auxiliary, and Supreme Court Law Clerk. The author of eight books, John currently edits Gender Studies for Men, which publishes “balanced discussions of contemporary gender issues” on medium.com.

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