Supermajority Requirement in the Minority

Last week, The New York Times published an article detailing how, in 2015, a majority of two separate panels at Stanford University found that a student was raped by a football player, but the athlete was not held responsible because the university required a supermajority vote by the hearing panel to do so.  The article prompted widespread criticism of the university from advocates for victims of sexual assault, who say the university's process prioritizes the rights of accused students over those they may have assaulted.