Sonoiki v. Harvard University et al

  1. February 06, 2024

    Harvard Entitled To Withhold Diploma Amid Probe, Judge Says

    A Boston federal judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard University didn't violate its agreement with a former student when it withheld his degree as classmates leveled sexual misconduct accusations against him.

  2. May 31, 2023

    Harvard Says Student Can't Pin Downfall On Denied Diploma

    Harvard University on Wednesday sought a pretrial win in a suit claiming it wrongfully withheld a diploma from a student accused of sexual assault, arguing the student's insider trading conviction is what actually torpedoed his finance career.

  3. May 03, 2023

    Harvard Student Denied Diploma Says Expert Is Key To Claims

    A former Harvard University student who says the school wrongly denied him his diploma amid sexual assault claims argued Wednesday that an expert witness he hopes to call at trial is key to determining how much the withheld degree cost him in future earnings.

  4. June 16, 2022

    1st Circ. Revives Harvard Student's Suit Over Diploma Denial

    Harvard University must face a former student's claim that the school wrongly withheld his diploma after three women accused him of sexual assault, according to a published First Circuit opinion, which held that the school's disciplinary board inconsistently defines when a diploma should be denied.

  5. June 22, 2020

    Harvard Beats Suit Over Denied Diploma For Assault Suspect

    Harvard University won dismissal of a former student's suit alleging he was wrongly denied a diploma after being accused of sexual assault, when a federal judge ruled Monday that the Ivy League school handled an investigation into the claims by the book.

  6. February 28, 2020

    Harvard Says It Was Right To Hold Diploma For Assault Probe

    Harvard University was right to withhold a student's diploma while it investigated and later upheld sexual assault allegations against him, the Ivy League school told a Massachusetts federal judge Friday, trying to diffuse claims by the former student that its inquiry was byzantine and unfair.

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