DOE v. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

No. 22-1056.

46 F.4th 61 (2022)

John DOE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Byler , with whom Nesenoff & Miltenberg, LLP was on brief, for appellant.

Joshua Adam Engel and Engel & Martin, LLC on brief for Education Law Attorneys, amici curiae.

Justin Dillon , KaiserDillon PLLC, and Cynthia P. Garrett on brief for Families Advocating for Campus Equality, amicus curiae.

Benjamin F. North and Binnall Law Group, PLLC on brief for Stop Abusive and Violent Environments, amicus curiae.

Scott A. Roberts , with whom Mark Macchi and Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Eugene Volokh and First Amendment Clinic, UCLA School of Law on brief for Prof. Eugene Volokh, amicus curiae.

Before Thompson, Selya, and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.


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