In the ongoing discussion over campus sexual assault, the term “civil rights” is often thrown around to justify the evisceration of due process rights of accused students.

During a recent hearing on the issue, Lisa Maatz, vice president of government relations at the American Association of University Women, repeatedly referred to the need for colleges to create pseudo-court systems (my words, not hers) as a “civil rights” issue. In her prepared testimony, Maatz emphasized the role of colleges in adjudicating campus sexual assault.