Judge dismisses lawsuit stemming from 2005 Dartmouth encounter
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Dartmouth College student stemming from a drunken encounter 15 years ago she has asserted turned into a sexual assault.
The other party in the case, who was a Tuck School of Business student at the time, says they had consensual sex and has filed a countersuit.
In the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York, Monica Morrison asked the court for a ruling that would protect her from future defamation claims if she ever spoke publicly about the May 2005 incident, saying the ability to speak about it constitutes a First Amendment right.
