The law and politics of the Cornell gang rape investigation

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast | Sep 30

The national discussion about sexual assault on campus has been revived in the wake of a scandal at Cornell.

On Today's Show:
Alexandra Brodsky, civil rights lawyer and author of Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash (Henry Holt 2021), unpacks a recent lawsuit against Cornell University accusing the administration of negligence in their investigation and handling of a reported gang rape

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