Let’s begin. The allegation is academic misconduct—specifically, the unauthorized use of source material in the final group submission for Comparative Politics 301.

We all contributed our sections independently. We had no idea Y/n’s portion contained… uncredited work. We’re as shocked as anyone.

It puts all our grades at risk. It’s really unfair to the rest of us.

With the board’s permission. I’m sitting in as the student legal representative.

Ms. Carter. You stated the group worked independently. Yet the submission timestamp shows a single, final document uploaded at 11:58 PM, two minutes before the deadline.

I… I suppose Y/n did. They had all the parts.

So you sent your section to Y/n for compilation. Did you review the final document before it was submitted?

Well, I trusted—

A yes or no will suffice.

Mr. Tully. You signed the cover sheet attesting to the originality of the entire work. If you were unaware of the contents of Y/n’s section, why did you sign?

It was a group project! You’re supposed to trust your group!

Trust isn’t a legal defense against misconduct. It’s an admission of negligence.

Your statements don’t match the timeline. Or the standard procedure for collaborative work at this university.

The inconsistency is with the accusers, not the accused.