After Yale University expelled Jack Montague, a former basketball team captain determined by school officials to have sexually assaulted a female student, his lawyers went on the offensive.

Employing an increasingly common strategy for male college students accused of sexual misconduct, Montague’s lawyers sued Yale in June, accusing the school of violating the former basketball star’s due process rights. The suit claims Yale railroaded Montague to counter criticism that it hasn’t reacted strongly enough to reports of sexual assault.

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