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==Purpose==
Please refer to [[m:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Charter|the committee's charter]] for a more detailed explanation of its rights and responsibilities.
In summary, the Case Review Committee reviews eligible Trust & Safety investigations that are appealed either by those who originally requested the investigation or those who have been sanctioned by them. The function of this Case Review Committee is to protect community members from overly intrusive, overly strict, or overly lax enforcement of conduct standards by the Foundation. The committee determines whether or not cases were properly handled; it does not re-litigate cases.
==Membership==
The Case Review Committee consists of 10 experienced volunteers from the Wikimedia community. [[m:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Call for applicants|Applicants]] for the interim committee were processed and reviewed by a small subset of stewards. For their safety, committee members are anonymous, though their real identities have been disclosed to the Foundation's legal counsel.
==Case eligibility==
Only individuals directly involved in a case may request review, either as requester or as an individual under investigation. Only cases within the scope of Trust & Safety under the Foundation’s office action policy are eligible for review. If Trust & Safety declines to investigate a case, deferring it to community processes, it is not eligible for review under this process.
Some office cases are not eligible for review. Excluded cases are those conducted because of statutory, regulatory, employment, or legal policies as defined by Foundation attorneys. A Foundation attorney will check each case appealed before turning over case files to the committee. If a case falls under the exclusion, the attorney will explain why to the review committee and the committee will notify the review requester of the limitation. In all such cases, Foundation decisions are not subject to appeal and case files cannot be shared for review.
==Submitting appeals==
Appeals may be sent to the following email address:
:{{Nospam|appeals|wikimedia.org}}
==Review process==
Appealed cases will be handled in the following way:
#'''Notice of appeal decision:''' The review requester will be notified once Foundation legal counsel has determined whether or not a case is eligible for review.
#'''Investigation:''' If the appealed case is eligible for review, the committee chair will assign five committee members to review the case. The committee will then review the case over a period of 14 business days.
#'''Result:''' The review requester will be informed of the committee's decision. The committee does not have the authority to issue sanctions itself, but may overturn eligible Foundation office action decisions where they deem appropriate or send a case back to Trust & Safety for further investigation.
==See also==
* [[m:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Charter$charter|Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Charter]]: this includes detailed information on the scope and responsibilities of the committee, as well as an [[m:$faq|FAQ section]]
* [[$applicants|Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Charter#FAQ|FAQCall sectionfor applicants]]
* [[ m:Office actions$officeactions|Office actions]] ▼* [[m:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Call for applicants|Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Call for applicants]]
▲* [[m:Office actions|Office actions]]
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