Judge: Duke University can’t expel student accused of sexual misconduct

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A judge in North Carolina ruled that Duke University could not expel a male student accused of sexual misconduct because his due process rights were violated.

Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III issued a preliminary injunction on May 29, stopping Duke from expelling Lewis M. McLeod, a senior at the university who was barred from graduating in early May.

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