Cynthia P Garrett
CA Attorney fighting for equality and due process as Co-President of Families Advocating for Campus Equality (FACE); Center for Prosecutor Integrity Board
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New UT freshmen threatened with release of personal info if they join conservative groups
University of Texas incoming freshmen who are interested in joining one of the two conservative groups on campus are being met with social media threats by a far left wing group. In a series of tweets, the Autonomous Student Network posted on...
Cynthia P Garrett
Might as well live in Communist China - when will we realize the repercussions of suppressing nonconformity?
New UT freshmen threatened with release of personal info if they join conservative groups
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Amherst’s Version of Kafka’s ‘The Trial’
Kafka was born too early to write about Amherst College. At campus hearings on claims of sexual assault, procedures are relentlessly stacked again males and evidence of innocence doesn’t count. Amherst expelled a student for committing rape—despite...
Cynthia P Garrett
@kcjohnson9 @stevemeier853 @JohnBoudet @Know1People @JohnDavisJDLLM @EmilyYoffe @ATIXAorg Another case where the man was actually the victim, but assumptions made by the school resulted in his expulsion: mindingthecampus.org/2015/06/09/amh….
Thankfully his parents could afford a layer. Those who can’t suffer tremendously.
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Jimmy Buffett Opens Margaritaville-Themed Retirement Community
The tropical themed communities feature large resort-style pools, a band shell for live performances, and
Cynthia P Garrett
Tempting from someone who grew up in Ft. Lauderdale listening to A1A - Jimmy Buffett Opens Margaritaville-Themed Retirement Community
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What really happened in the Brock Turner Case #MeToo
Many of you may recall the sensationalized case about a young athlete, Brock Turner, who was a prominent competitive swimmer. He was…
'I'm Radioactive'
Journalist Jonathan Kaiman is one of the least famous, least powerful men to be brought down by the #MeToo movement. A year later, the fallout continues.
Judge faults prosecutors for conflicts as she rejects their claim an innocent man was convicted
A St. Louis judge rejected a motion by the city's top prosecutor to overturn a murder conviction based on the prosecutors' conclusion that an innocent man was convicted. The judge's opinion found several apparent conflicts of interest by the...
The Junk Science Behind ‘Trauma-Informed’ Investigations
In a 1994 episode of “Law & Order,” a woman kills a man and claims it was due to Battered Woman Syndrome. An expert is called to the stand to explain how the defendant, whom she hadn’t examined, fit the profile of a battered woman.
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Cynthia P Garrett
.@AsheSchow on @ATIXAorg's recent statement: "Investigators are trained to believe that because some women somewhere behaved a certain way that defies common sense when she was traumatized, any woman that behaves the same way must also be traumatized..."
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What Happens at the End of a Title IX Investigation at Your School
Title IX of the Civil Rights Act prohibits colleges and universities receiving federal funding (such as grants or scholarships) from discriminating against students on the basis of sex or gender. This includes requiring the school to take...
ATIXA Issues Position Statement on Trauma-Informed Training and the Neurobiology of Trauma
BERWYN, Pa., Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ATIXA has, at times, issued position statements when it sees an unhealthy direction in the field in the hope that...
Men Now Face Discrimination In STEM College Programs
After decades of being told women weren't choosing to go into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs because they preferred other fields but because they were discriminated against by misogynists, a new study finds that men are now...
4 students shot at block party near Clark Atlanta University
The shooting at Clark Atlanta University has left four female students injured.
The Complicated Issue of Transableism
Some people born in able bodies feel as if they were meant to have disabilities. How should the medical community be responding?
‘Consent’ Review: Campus Confidential
A professor becomes a wonderful mentor, encouraging a graduate student’s intellectual curiosity and ambition. Then things take a turn.
Wolf Creek actor reveals conversation he had with granddaughter
Wolf Creek actor John Jarratt, 66, was accused of violently raping his former flatmate in their sharehouse in Randwick, Sydney's east, more than 40 years earlier; in 1976.
Proposed Title IX regulations: A single investigator is not enough
A TCU official recently went on record to dismiss newly proposed Title IX regulations, arguing the school’s procedures are “more accurate.”
Cynthia P Garrett
It amazes me these people don’t realize how twisted this sounds:
@TCU official “argues that the clear and convincing evidence standard is unrealistic because ‘alcohol and emotions’ make it harder to gather evidence that is clear and convincing.”
Right😳
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Victory! California Supreme Court Blocks Sweeping Search Condition of Minors’ Electronic Devices and Social Media Accounts
The California Supreme Court just rejected the government’s attempt to require a youth probationer, as a condition of release, to submit to random searches of his electronic devices and social media accounts. The trial court had imposed the...
Cynthia P Garrett
California Supreme Court Blocks Sweeping Search Condition of Minors’ Electronic Devices and Social Media Accounts
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College settles anti-male bias lawsuit rather than face a jury
Former Iowa Supreme Court justice made questionable decisions in Title IX proceeding.
Maj. Tulsi Gabbard receives surprise deployment orders to Antarctica
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) was surprised with deployment orders to Antarctica earlier today, her presidential campaign confirmed. The Democratic presidential candidate has been a unique critical voice against American...
Cynthia P Garrett
Kamala Harris’ gloating over Tulsi Gabbard’s sudden deployment overshadows Harris’ pathetic pretense at sympathy ... and makes me dislike her even more, if that’s possible.
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County settle with man who did 23 years for murder conviction that was overturned
A Cleveland man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder conviction that was overturned in 2017 settled a lawsuit he filed against the city and Cuyahoga County.