Court Provides Modest Victory to Football Player, Who Claimed He Was Wrongly Accused of Rape

A federal judge from the Western District of North Carolina delivered a mixed ruling to Appalachian State University on its motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former football player against the school after he was dismissed from the team after being accused of raping another student.   The court let stand, for the moment, the plaintiff’s procedural due process and equal protection claims, while dismissing his claim that the defendants violated Title IX.   Plaintiff Lanston Tany