A GOP House candidate did legal work for man accused in sex trafficking scandal
Mike Beltran, who worked as a lawyer for an associate of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, is aiming to knock off Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor in a Florida battleground district.
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Surprising no woman: Men are more likely to say they trust how officials handle sexual assault
New polling finds a gender gap in trust of elected officials and college Greek culture — two weeks before the midterms and amid the "Cornell seven" case. -
What we know about the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house
The Minnesota congresswoman called the raid, just 22 days before Election Day, “an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”
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The Voting Rights Act has taken two devastating blows. What comes next?
Kristen Clarke, the NAACP’s top lawyer, says the country needs to have an "honest conversation" about how to protect the rights of Black voters.
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Arizona House candidate said she was raped while fixing campaign signs
Bernadette Greene-Placentia initially hesitated before reporting the attack. It’s a decision many survivors struggle with. -
These prosecutors saw how the justice system failed women. Now they’re running for Congress.
From Epstein to Cornell, voters' angst over corruption and sex abuse is at a high point with just weeks until the midterm elections.
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Students have fought sexual violence for years. They want to know when universities will care.
Allegations by two women that Cornell and LSU took insufficient action after they were assaulted on campus have reignited national outrage over how schools respond to sexual violence.
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The Cornell case is exposing a legal gap around intoxication and sexual assault
In 19 states, voluntary intoxication laws can make it harder to prosecute an assault when the person who was attacked chose to drink or use drugs.
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Christa Pike was set to be Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years. She survived.
Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions for the year after two attempts went awry, putting the state’s death penalty practices under renewed scrutiny.
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California’s new law aims to close a housing gap for domestic violence survivors
Fleeing a violent home means finding a new place to live. Cities and counties in the state are now required to plan for that.