Syracuse University's Troubling Efforts to Shield Records from a Rape Victim A recent New York state court ruling has severely limited the records available to a former Syracuse University student who was attacked on campus in 1987.
The decision, which blocks access to crucial evidence needed to make her case against the university, raises concerns about the institution's commitment to supporting survivors of sexual violence.
The issue is not just bureaucratic red tape or excessive caution; it represents a disturbing pattern of behavior that echoes the school's past efforts to suppress news coverage of campus rapes in the 1980s.