Cornell, Consent, and the Culture War: What We're Getting Wrong, and How to Get It Right
Sarah Schmeiser and I are both criminal defense lawyers who've tried sexual assault cases, represented victims under Marsy's Law, and handled Title IX matters. This week we dig into the Cornell fraternity case: what's actually alleged, what the Title IX process is (and isn't), what ketamine does to consent, and why coverage on both the left and the right has turned it into a culture-war proxy. Along the way: where our ideas about sexual morality come from, how to talk with kids about sex, false reports and the presumption of innocence, and why having a conversation about a case is different from deciding it. This episode discusses sexual assault. Listener discretion advised.
