A woman who says she was forced to resign as a cadet from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point because of rampant sexual hostility and policies that strongly discourage the reporting of sexual assault can pursue her lawsuit against two former top officers at the academy, a federal judge has ruled.
Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said allowing the former cadet to proceed and possibly win judicially ordered remedies in the case “would not compromise the legislative or executive functions of government,” and he rejected the government’s motion to dismiss her equal protection claim.
