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Judges: Ramapo College Immune From Sex Assault Case Of Student Raped In Dorm Room Judges: Ramapo College Immune From Sex Assault Case Of Student Raped In Dorm Room
Judges: Ramapo College Immune From Sex Assault Case Of Student Raped In Dorm Room A panel of three judges declared that Ramapo College of New Jersey was immune to a sex assault lawsuit filed by a student because it's considered an "arm of the state" NorthJersey.com reports. The state-funded college is exempt under a statute granting federal immunity to certain government agencies, the judges at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled. Student "Jane Jones" says she woke up in undressed in a Ramapo College dorm room undressed and thought she may have been sexually assaulted at a fraternity party on campus the night before in November 2014, the report sa…

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by Cecilia Levine