# @wsj on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeQEJJcF1FK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71595273-wsj-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T23:01:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) — https://gondola.cc/WSJ

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The civil lawsuit a young woman recently filed against Cornell University and seven fraternity members, alleging sexual abuse two years ago, has jolted the nation.⁠
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The case of “Jane Doe” has also reignited America’s debate about sexual consent. At its center is a decadeslong legal fight over how to define and adjudicate it—often among young adults, like those at Cornell, in the murk of encounters accompanied by alcohol and drugs.⁠
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In New York, where Cornell is based, Gov. Kathy Hochul is demanding that legislators close the so-called voluntary-intoxication loophole—a provision critics say lets perpetrators prey on individuals like Jane Doe without consequence if the victim knowingly drank or used drugs.⁠
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“If someone is too intoxicated to consent, it should not matter whether they chose to use drugs or alcohol,” Hochul told reporters. “Voluntary intoxication is not a license for sexual assault or gang rape. Period.”⁠
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The debate over consent has raged for years, shaped by wider culture-war shifts: the rise of #MeToo, a backlash from critics concerned about overreach, and the competing world views of the Obama and Trump administrations.⁠
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Now, with the so-called Cornell 7 case and allegations of sexual assault amid a haze of ketamine, emotions have hit a fever pitch, particularly on social media.⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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📷: Ben Cleeton for wsjphotos

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