United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-1864 JOHN DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Evansville Division. No. 3:21-cv-00144-TWP-MPB — Tanya Walton Pratt, Chief Judge. ____________________

ARGUED JULY 27, 2022 — DECIDED AUGUST 8, 2022 ____________________

Before HAMILTON, BRENNAN, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. A Title IX committee at the University of Southern Indiana found by a preponderance of evidence that one student, plaintiff-appellant John Doe, had sexually assaulted another student, Jane Doe. The committee imposed a three-semester suspension. After losing his appeal through the university’s procedures, John brought this lawsuit. He alleges that the university violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 197