Several civil rights organizations are suing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her agency over its policy on investigating sexual assault on college campuses.
DeVos scrapped Obama-era guidance and replaced it with new instructions that allow universities to require higher standards of evidence when handling complaints. DeVos said Obama-era directives had “weaponized” the Education Department and were unfairly skewed against those accused of assault.
A suit filed late last month in federal court in California asks to declare that decision illegal.
