The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that Ramapo College of New Jersey and several of its officers are entitled to sovereign immunity from a lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was sexually assaulted on campus.

The appeals court said Ramapo, a state-supported school, and its officers are entitled to sovereign immunity under a 2016 Third Circuit ruling concerning Montclair State University. Monday’s decision by the Third Circuit reverses a U.S. district court judge who said more information was needed before Ramapo could be granted immunity as an arm of the state.

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