There are undoubtedly political upsides and downsides of living in a state like California, in which the relevant political branches are left of center. But at least one of the upsides, to me, is that places like that have opinions like these.
I'm not expressing a judgment on the merits of that opinion; merely its existence. In many (most?) other states, if you're expelled from a private university, there's pretty much nothing you can do, in contrast to the due process challenges you might be able to bring if you're expelled from a public college. But here in California, generally, you can seek judicial review.
Which seems a good thing to me. It's an important -- sometimes life-changing -- event in your life. Important enough to permit independent review.
I'm confident that the "John Doe" in today's opinion very much agrees.
