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The Cornell University sexual assault case, involving allegations against a group of students known as the 'Cornell 7', continues to generate fallout. Cornell has named Sally Yates, the former acting US attorney general, to lead an independent review of how the university handled the rape allegations. Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is separately investigating the case as a special prosecutor, faces calls for her removal after a lawyer for one of the accused argued her prior public comments on the case should disqualify her. Separately, the case has prompted broader debate about US consent laws, with experts telling the BBC that ambiguities around intoxication and consent create 'loopholes' that complicate prosecutions in cases like this one. The developments underscore mounting legal and institutional scrutiny of both the university's handling of the allegations and the state's legal investigation.