Khan v. Yale University et al

  1. March 18, 2024

    Conn. Judge Won't Halt Ex-Yale Student's Case After 'Doxxing'

    A Connecticut federal judge determined Monday that acquitted former Yale University student Saifullah Khan's decision to reveal his onetime sexual assault accuser's name on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, isn't fatal to a defamation lawsuit against the woman despite an anonymity order.

  2. March 06, 2024

    Rape Accuser Says Ex-Yale Student Flouted Anonymity Order

    An anonymous woman facing defamation claims from a former Yale University student she accused of sexually assaulting her in 2015 has asked a Connecticut federal judge to issue a new protective order, saying her alleged attacker had "repeatedly, intentionally, and maliciously" exposed her name and cannot be trusted with confidential documents.

  3. October 25, 2023

    Ex-Yale Student's Claims Over Rape Accusation Revived

    The Second Circuit reversed a lower-court decision dismissing claims by an expelled Yale student against a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2015, finding Wednesday that statements she made during the university's disciplinary process are not immune from his defamation claims.

  4. June 28, 2023

    Conn. Ruling May Force Colleges To Rethink Title IX Hearings

    A Connecticut Supreme Court opinion critical of a Yale University sexual misconduct proceeding will likely cause colleges to scramble to examine whether criminal-law-style adversarial processes should be added to Title IX hearings where they typically don't appear and arguably don't belong, several experts told Law360.

  5. June 23, 2023

    Conn. Justices Nix Absolute Immunity In Yale Abuse Hearings

    In a stinging high court indictment of Yale University's internal sexual misconduct hearings, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday unanimously held that the elite college's proceedings are not quasi-judicial in nature and that absolute immunity does not immediately protect an accuser from an accused student's defamation and tortious interference claims.

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