BC Settles Lawsuit With Student-Athlete Suspended For Alleged Sexual Assault

Megan Kelly • October 5, 2020

The University settled the case with the Boston College student-athlete who sued BC over his suspension for an alleged sexual assault in June of 2019, according to court documents filed on Sept. 23.

First Circuit Allows BC to Reinstate Student-Athlete’s Suspension

Jack Miller • November 20, 2019

The First Circuit ruled that the judge's August decision to stay Doe's suspension was based too heavily on theoretical changes in Massachusetts law.

Student-Athlete Requests Jury Trial Over Suspension

Jack Miller • November 18, 2019

Many of the issues raised in Doe’s demand for a jury trial also appeared in his request for preliminary injunction earlier this year.

Trial for 2012 Alumnus Lawsuit Begins with Conflict Over Scope

Jack Goldman and Jack Miller • September 20, 2019

Judge Denise Casper told jurors to consider only whether administrators improperly interfered with the disciplinary hearing panel.

Judge Limits Alumnus Lawsuit Scope Ahead of Jury Trial

Jack Goldman • September 18, 2019

The ruling could prove to be an advantage for BC, though it potentially clashes with a decision made by the First Circuit Court of Appeals when it remanded the case back to district court.

Alumnus’s Lawsuit Against BC Leads to Vacated Decision, Jury Trial

Jack Goldman • June 12, 2018

An unnamed Boston College alumnus and his parents got a judgment vacated by the First Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that had previously granted summary judgment in favor of the University in regards...