A New Mexico judge threw out the grand jury indictment against actor Timothy Busfield over how prosecutors handled the grand jury. Here is why that is a win for the defense, but not the end of the case.
A former UW student's negligence suit, built on a new Washington Supreme Court ruling, shows why accused students should expect schools to act faster and look harder at their past.
St. Paul's police chief added a reprisal claim against Mayor Kaohly Her personally, a reminder that what an accused person says after a complaint can become a second lawsuit.
Two men named in the Cornell lawsuit say the special prosecutor prejudged their case. Here is how bias objections work in a campus Title IX case, and the short deadlines that come with them.
A New York judge's refusal to gag the lawyers in the Cornell civil suit shows why an accused student usually cannot stop public statements about the case, and what protections are realistic.
A new federal civil suit against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, years after prosecutors closed their investigation without charges, shows how a civil trafficking claim runs on its own deadline, burden of proof and rules about silence.
Cornell's decision to give the New York State Police a role in sexual assault investigations is a reminder that an accused student may face two investigations at once, under very different rules.
Charges against three men Rep. Nancy Mace accused on the House floor, and the earlier dismissal of a fourth man's libel suit, show how official immunity can end a defamation case before it starts.
A Boston jury's $6 million defamation verdict for ousted scientist David Sabatini shows when an accused person's suit against an accuser can survive, and what it costs to get there.
New reporting on Cornell's sexual misconduct outcomes shows that a finding of responsibility is only half the case, and the sanctions stage has its own rules, factors and appeal rights.
The World Surf League's provisional suspension of a tour surfer with no charges filed shows how league discipline runs on its own contract, standard and clock.
Cornell's outside review of its sexual misconduct response has accused students asking whether a closed campus case can be reopened, and the rules on finality and appeals give the answer.
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