The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help victims.

Ohio law sets no automatic BAC or drink-count threshold for substantial impairment in rape cases. Appellate decisions show ...

DGP Rajeev Krishna’s 20-point directive follows Supreme Court’s push for gender-sensitive legal language; investigators told ...

Whether or not the student who would come to be known as Jane Doe — at the time under the influence of alcohol and ketamine, ...

A Cornell University student’s allegations of gang rape in 2024 have renewed attention on a difficult area of sexual assault ...

Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell. Here’s the misperception that keeps people from acting and how ...

A lawsuit describes a Cornell student who was pressured into taking ketamine and assaulted by multiple men. Psychology helps ...

The new ethic requires upholding the dignity and respect of the human being involved. Respecting women is incompatible with ...

Allegations involving a Cornell University student are drawing attention to differing legal standards for how intoxication ...

Allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University, and the public response to them, reveal persistent misunderstandings ...

As Cornell University grapples with a high-profile sexual assault case, Catholic leaders on campus said they are responding ...

But that is effectively how many colleges across the United States are responding to sexual assault on their campuses. The ...