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The Constitution ALWAYS applies. In any event, neither of these two alleged rape victims bothered to file rape charges at all. I am telling you that as soon as they admitted that they were so drunk that they didn't recall their own actions that this situation under any law or even your beloved Title IX became moot.

Who the hell believes they were raped and only approach a school via a Title IX complaint? If someone tried to murder you would you file a complaint under Title IX and wait 4 years to go public with it?

Some of you are naive.

Correct, the Constitution always applies. Title IX is an extension of the Constitution because it is codified (law). It was created to "end sexual discrimination in schools". It has since expanded by case law to include sexual violence.

And with amendments and executive orders, schools are required to investigate sexual discrimination, rape, assault, etc. because the burden, under Title IX, is on the school to "end" such things. Failure to investigate is failure to make an effort to "end" and the school is subject to sanction.

Also under new rules during the Obama era, or interpretation of rules, the accused does not have the same rights as in court such as being able to face his accuser, representation, or even a chance to defend himself. The school investigates, and then can issue sanctions without the accused even knowing it is going on until the end.

Now, they are not the cops. They can refer cases to the police. They can expel. They can provide the basis for a civil case. But in short they can strip you of a scholarship, expel you, and basically ruin your reputation because you have no right to privacy if found in violation.

Now let's be clear, our as LSU fans, have two real worries here and they are:
1. Title IX, whether directly from the victim or any employee of the school, did recieve some form of complaint and failed to investigate (ref. "ending discrimination"). Then the school is subject to sanctions (e.g. losing federal funding) and/or lawsuits. Not to mention a terrible PR onslought.

2. Orgeron knew about rape and/or assualt and said nothing to anyone. In a perfect world knowledge of such goes to administration (e.g. AD) who either directly takes it to the Title IX people or up his chain who eventually puts it to the Title IX people for investigation.

Whether or not it ends up in court or with the police is sort of beside the point from a strictly "fan point of view". That's who judges INDVIDUALS and dispenses justice. Title IX is how the SCHOOL will be judged. The courts will decide who's a POS and who isn't... but before that Title IX comes along and decides if our school is negligent, not because of Guice's actions but because of possible inaction.

Keep in mind Title IX has heavy penalties for not making an effort to "end discrimination". There are NO penalties for sucking up innocent people into a whirlwind (see Alleva and Duke Rape). So a school is heavily incintivised, under Title IX, to believe the accuser and sanction the accused. There's nothing to lose if you sanction the accused and take any accusations at face value.

Hence, the worst thing a school can do to itself is not investigate.