Students accused of sexual assault will be allowed to cross-examine their accusers, according to new federal rules governing how campus sexual assault cases will be handled. But a lawsuit against the Trump administration claims DeVos' decision to lower the standard of evidence used in campus sexual assault cases is motivated in part by sexism. In a speech last year, DeVos likened the campus process used to adjudicate sexual assault cases to "kangaroo courts." University officials said the Obama-era rules put a hardship on their ability to handle sexual assault cases, with many schools fearing any mistake could result in a federal investigation. TITLE IX GENDER-DISCRIMINATION CASES GET FASTER REVIEW UNDER TRUMP, DATA SHOWThe new rules will not contain a definition of gender.

Source: Fox News November 01, 2018 08:48 UTC