John Doe v. Princeton University Trustees

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 25-2014 JOHN DOE, Appellant v. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ________________ Appeal from U.S. District Court, D.N.J. Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, No. 3:24-cv-07125 Before: HARDIMAN, KRAUSE, and MASCOTT, Circuit Judges Argued Mar. 11, 2026; Decided: July 21, 2026 ________________ OPINION OF THE COURT KRAUSE, Circuit Judge. Disciplinary proceedings in the context of higher education are not a zero-sum game. Both sides—students reporting misconduct and students accused of misconduct—have legitimate interests that can coexist when universities…