Oct 1, 2026 · 1h 10m
Cornell case reopens as Title IX rules reshape campus hearings
New Evidence and Documents in the Cornell Case | Trump's Title IX Changes + Cutting Loans for "Unprofitable" Majors?
The episode connects new investigative records in a reopened sexual-assault case with a broader shift in how colleges handle allegations and defenses.
- 1New evidence and investigative records help explain why Cornell prosecutors declined charges in 2024 and reopened the criminal investigation.
- 2The reinstated 2020 Title IX regulations restore live hearings and give an accused student’s advisor a role in questioning witnesses.
- 3The episode places the Cornell case and Title IX changes alongside legal, economic, political, and policy developments.
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The episode explains how restored live hearings let an accused student’s advisor question the complainant and other witnesses.
The brief
Jordan Berman opens with newly reported evidence and investigative records in the Cornell sexual-assault case, focusing on why prosecutors declined charges in 2024 and why the criminal investigation has now reopened.
The Cornell discussion turns on how new records may clarify an earlier prosecutorial decision without resolving the underlying case, keeping evidence and procedure at the center.
The episode then examines the Trump administration’s reinstatement of the 2020 Title IX regulations and their effect on college disciplinary proceedings.
The most consequential procedural change is the return of live hearings, where an accused student’s advisor can question the complainant and other witnesses.
Quick-hit, rumor, and critical-thinking segments broaden the episode into legal, economic, political, and policy developments beyond Cornell and Title IX.
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Donald John Trump
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