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Sep 22 2018
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Grassley gives Ford more time to decide on Senate testimony about Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations
Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley agreed late Friday to allow Christine Blasey Ford — a Palo Alto University professor who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault — more time to determine whether she will testify about her allegations in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, next week. She now has until 2:30 pm on Saturday.
VoxNov 20 2023
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Democrat Destiny Wells enters race for Indiana attorney general
Destiny Wells, a Democrat who previously served as Indiana deputy attorney general, announced Monday she intends to run for Indiana attorney general in 2024. Wells plans to run against current Attorney General Todd Rokita, who announced he planned to run for re-election in February. “I’m running to restore integrity to the Attorney General’s office because Hoosiers deserve better,” Wells said
Indiana Daily StudentDec 11 2023
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Agents seize 100+ animals at Natural Bridge Zoo and more Va. headlines
• Virginia agents seized 89 living and 27 dead animals from the Natural Bridge Zoo in Rockbridge County. The zoo’s most well-known animal, an elephant named Asha, has repeatedly been discussed by legislators during debates on bills about animal-human contact.—Roanoke Times • After a third top ABC official stepped down, lawmakers say they want a full briefing about what’s going on at the
Virginia MercuryNov 15 2023
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The Supreme Court's new ethics code is just a pathetic attempt at pacifying the public
Monday, the Supreme Court announced an ethics code for the justices. But the code is utterly empty. It has no enforcement mechanism and no mechanism for the public to lodge complaints of misconduct. It’s public relations pablum. The court effectively admitted this, saying that “the absence of a Code … has led in recent years to the misunderstanding that the justices of this court, unlike all
Raw StoryDec 11 2023
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5 ‘predators’ arrested in Milwaukie sex sting operation
Milwaukie police say undercover investigators used multiple social media apps posing as 15-year-old boys and girls in the sting. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Five men were arrested on Wednesday during a sex sting operation in Milwaukie, police said. Dana Weston, 40, Joseph Zeller, 45, Christopher Quimby, Ian Ryan, 46 and Mounir Hamami, 34 were all charged with luring a minor and first-degree sexual
KOIN 6Sep 13 2018
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Bribes, Threats of Sexual Violence: Inside Liberals' Attempts to Force Sen. Collins to Vote 'No' on Kavanaugh
With no clear path forward to derail Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, liberal activists in Maine have resorted to questionable tactics to urge moderate, pro-choice Republican Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to vote against the nominee.
CBNJul 05 2018
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Bill Shine, accused of covering up sexual harassment at Fox News, will be White House communications director
He was ousted in May 2017 after being named in multiple lawsuits over the network’s handling of sexual harassment and racial discrimination.
VoxAug 20 2018
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Sexual Assault Accusation Against #MeToo Hero Asia Argento Relies on Uncommon Age of Consent Law
An actress who helped take down Harvey Weinstein paid $380,000 to keep a young man quiet about their encounter.
ReasonNov 14 2023
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Supreme Court adopts unenforceable "ethics" policy
Hoping to turn around growing public perception of certain members as corrupt, the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted an "ethics" policy that vaguely resembles the Code of Conduct applying to federal judges—but without any enforcement mechanisms. In a brief statement the court makes clear that it does not consider Clarence Thomas's endless parade of undisclosed trips and gifts as misconduct, but
Boing BoingNov 15 2023
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Delaware Supreme Court asked to overturn former state auditor's public corruption convictions
DELAWARE -- Delaware's Supreme Court is weighing whether to overturn the unprecedented convictions of the state's former auditor on public corruption charges. The court heard arguments Wednesday in the case of Kathy McGuiness, who was convicted last year on misdemeanor charges of conflict of interest, official misconduct and noncompliance with state procurement rules. A jury acquitted her on
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