John Doe v. Boston College
Details of the case: In 2012, John Doe was attending an event on a cruise ship for Boston College's student newspaper. While Doe was crossing a crowded dance floor on the ship's deck, another student was sexually assaulted, turned around and saw him, and assumed he was at fault.
While Doe was arrested, his charges were eventually dismissed after prosecutors reviewed video of the night. But college officials did not wait for the criminal investigation to conclude, and they ultimately found him responsible for the assault. In September, a jury found that he was denied a fair process.
Why it's significant: It is the first sexual assault case to reach a federal jury trial since Obama introduced the 2011 guidance, according to media reports, though it claimed a state "breach of contract" rather than a Title IX violation.
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