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SWLAW Blog | Southwestern Law School Skip to main content Navigation Southwestern Law School Los Angeles Utility Contact MySWLAW Library SWLAW Blog Search Search Main Navigation Admissions & Financial Aid Overview Admissions - J.D. Catalogs & Brochures Financial Aid Tuition & Fees J.D. & LL.M. 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In the piece, VanLandingham shares her wits as a former judge well-wisher in the U.S. Military and argues versus framing uncorroborated reports of sexual thumping as merely “he said, she said,” a shorthand for a perceived lack of evidence.  [The "he said,she said"] perspective, is a “cop-out often informed by inaccurate stereotypes of sexual thumping victims.” Continued… Topics Advocacy Topics Future Students Job Talk Entertainment & Media Law Technology Law Entrepreneurship Diversity Faculty Future Students August 17, 2018 Southwestern Acknowledged for Committing to Diversity August 15, 2018 Considering Law School? Get the Inside Scoop on the Law School Admissions Process! August 7, 2018 YES!! That Kahn Academy has a Free LSAT Prep Course July 25, 2018 Southwestern Recognized for Diversity by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and Above the Law April 1, 2018 Waitlisted? Now What? 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