“The university's investigation in this matter was conducted in compliance with its student conduct policies and with state and federal laws in place at the time of the investigation,” USC said in a statement. “When this case was investigated and at the time the Superior Court heard the petition, no case in California required a private university to conduct a live hearing or to permit the responding student to confront and cross examine either the complainant or witnesses.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2019 01:18 UTC