Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The Great Due-Process Revival

  1. The court decisions are becoming so problematic for universities that many campuses are being forced to change policies to protect due process regardless of whether the Trump administration finalizes its new Title IX regulations.
  2. It turns out that when accusations are leveled at people you love, “#BelieveWomen” or “believe survivors” becomes not just a slogan but a millstone around the neck of a son or spouse a son or spouse who you may believe to the bottom of your heart is innocent of any wrongdoing.
  3. But as the Time's Up story shows, due process just might be enjoying a cultural revival right alongside its legal revival.
  4. Borders made it clear to Time’s Up leadership that she planned to proactively defend her son, someone close to the situation who was not authorized to discuss it publicly, and so spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The Washington Post.
  5. David French David French is a senior writer for National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  6. When even a #MeToo movement leader circles the wagons around her son, it's obvious why due process has such enduring appeal.


https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/due-process-protections-metoo-movement/

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