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Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not prevent him from ultimately being confirmed for the seat. However, the ACLU of Southern California honored her with the Roger Baldwin Courage Award on Sunday. Blasey Ford received both support and scrutiny for her testimony against…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced on Friday, “I don’t believe that these claims need to be proved beyond reasonable doubt” and “I do not believe these charges can fairly prevent Kavanaugh from the court,” referring to the testimony Christine Blasey Ford gave against Brett Kavanaugh last week. Collins said Kavanaugh…
Amid President Trump and Republicans questioning Christine Blasey Ford’s remembrance of the alleged sexual assault, but not the exact details of when, women have come out sharing their vulnerable selves and accounts of assault to support Ford. They aim to take down the ignorance of powerful white misogynistic men who…
Kevin Jackson, a Black Fox News contributor, was fired for his Twitter comments during the hearings about the women who accused Kavanaugh of assault and misconduct. “#ChristineBlaseyFord academic problems came from her PROMISCUITY!” he wrote on Twitter during the Senate appearance. “Dang girl stop opening your legs and OPEN A…
For every woman of color who watched the hearing today, or has followed any of the drama up to this point, our backs are heavy. We sit here and watch accommodations made for Christine Blasey Ford, who bravely went up before a predominantly white and male Senate Judiciary Committee to…
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. ET The Senate Judiciary Committee has ended their questions for Ford. The committee is now on a 45-minute recess. Mitchell ends by essentially saying this whole proceeding is crap. Strong finish. Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) September 27, 2018 UPDATE: 2:06 p.m. ET Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to Ford:…
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m.: Third Woman Steps Forward to Accuse Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct Announced on Twitter by attorney Michael Avenatti, Julie Swetnick, a Washington resident, and former student at Gaithersburg High School, claims she was the victim of a gang rape in 1982 that Kavnaugh was present for. “During the…
Deborah Ramirez has come forward detailing an instance of alleged sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh, which dates to the 1983-84 academic year, when Kavanaugh was a freshman at Yale University. Ramirez is now the second woman to publicly accuse President Trump’s Supreme Court justice nominee of sexual misconduct. The first…
Having zero diversity, and by trying to make it “Kavanaugh vs. Ford,” the old, white Republican men lost control of the nomination, and made it about them versus all women, a situation that, at best, will be a Pyrrhic victory. How did it happen Only Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is…