Former Rice University Footballer Gets Sex Bias Suit Revived

A former Rice University student disciplined after not fully disclosing his herpes diagnosis to a sexual partner convinced the Fifth Circuit to revive his suit claiming the school discriminated against him based on sex.

John Doe and Jane Roe began a sexual relationship in his first year at the school. He disclosed to Roe that he had contracted herpes in high school, but not that herpes can be transmitted asymptomatically and that the risk increases with unprotected sex. He alleged he learned that when Roe told him what dormant herpes means.

Roe filed a complaint against Doe with the university’s ...