Under Obama, federal investigations of campus sexual assault cases skyrocket

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'The number of universities accused of Title IX violations and subjected to federal investigations by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has skyrocketed in recent years, even as an increasing number of lawmakers and law professors accuse the office of abusing its power regarding how to lawfully interpret the gender-equity law.

Federal Title IX investigations into the mishandling of campus sexual assault cases stand at nearly 250 since 2011, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, whichreleased an online database detailing the probes. The Chroniclereports over the past year and a half, the number of pending cases nearly tripled — and today there are 197 open investigations targeting 161 institutions.

Meanwhile, as the Office for Civil Rights claims it needs to hire hundreds of new employees to handle its increasing backlog of nearly 200 unresolved cases, more observers have come out to say the office has vastly overstepped its authority.'

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