New Organization Founded to Promote Due Process on Campus

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New Organization Founded to Promote Due Process on Campus

Robert Shibley

July 15, 2014

FIRE is pleased to announce , Families Advocating for Campus Equality (FACE), dedicated to defending due process on campus. FACE president and co-founder is the mother of Caleb Warner, who was for sexual assault by the University of North Dakota in one of ��֭��’s best-known due process cases. Co-founders and are mothers with similar experiences. FIRElooks forward to working with FACE on due process issues in the years to come.

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