Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Northwestern Over Professor's Alleged Sex Assault

Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Northwestern Over Professor's Alleged Sex Assault

A federal judge dismissed Thursday a Medill senior’s Title IX lawsuit against Northwestern, ruling the University is not liable because it “took timely, reasonable, and successful measures” in the aftermath of her alleged sexual assault by philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow.

Citing a “laundry list of actions” the University took against Ludlow, the court found NU is not culpable under the federal gender equity law Title IX.

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