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A sex-crimes prosecutor tapped by Senate Republicans to question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about allegations of sexual assault could have a tough time in such a contentious political environment, Arizona attorneys who know her said Wednesday. But her boss says Rachel Mitchell is a hard-hitting attorney who is used to handling high-profile cases and is one of the few prosecutors in the country with a deep understanding of working with sexual abuse victims.
The group states : "Amnesty International believes that the vetting of Brett Kavanaugh's record on human rights has been insufficient and calls for the vote on his nomination for Supreme Court of the United States to be further postponed unless and until any information relevant to Kavanaugh's possible involvement in human rights violations - including in relation to the U.S. government's use of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, such as during the CIA detention program - is declassified and made public."
This combination of file photos provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office in Fargo, N.D., shows William Hoehn, and his girlfriend Brooke Crews, the two people charged in connection with the murder of Savanna Greywind in North Dakota in August 2017. Greywind was eight months pregnant.
Violent crime fell by 0.9 percent compared to 2016, with 392.9 offenses per 100,000 residents, according to the report . And property crime decreased by 3.6 percent, with 2,362.2 offenses per 100,000 residents.
Republican defenders of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Democratic supporters of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of sexual assaulting her when both were teenagers, suggested Sunday that their votes on his nomination would not be swayed by an expected hearing on Ford's allegations this week.
In amoral political terms, Senate Republicans have been skillful in handling Christine Blasey's Ford's allegations that the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school.
Authorities arrested three men on weapons charges Thursday following a four-month investigation that involved the execution of 10 search warrants, eight of them in Stockton, according to a criminal complaint that was unsealed by federal officials Friday. One suspect, identified in documents as 30-year-old Somphong Xai Vongsuwan, was arrested by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at his home in Stockton.
Putting Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court will not end the investigation into Christine Braley Ford's accusations, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said on Thursday. Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said when Democrats retake the House and Senate, he's "confident" they will investigate not only Ford's claims -- but "why the FBI stood down its background investigation" when Ford dropped her bombshell.
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers are negotiating whether and under what conditions she will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Among the terms: Only members of the committee -- no lawyers -- can question her; [Brett] Kavanaugh cannot be in the room at the time; and Kavanaugh should be questioned first, before he has the opportunity to hear Ford's testimony.
On September 11, 2018, Judge Raymond J. Dearie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a new decision in U.S. v. Zaslavskiy , No.
As the Senate Judiciary Committee moves to assess the allegations of sexual assault during Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's high school years, President Donald Trump dismissed a role for the FBI. When a reporter asked if he would ask the FBI to investigate the allegations, Trump said that "it would seem that the FBI really doesn't do that."
A North Dakota man accused of helping to kill a pregnant woman tightened a rope around her neck after his girlfriend sliced the baby from the victim's womb, a prosecutor said Wednesday, later suggesting the girlfriend couldn't have restrained the mom-to-be alone. William Hoehn is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind, who was eight months pregnant when she was killed in August 2017.
One person is currently prosecuting illegal voting by aliens in the United States. And it's not Mr. In Charge Since Day 1 , nor any of the Obama holdovers that Jeff Sessions has allowed to dominate the Trump Department of Justice.
Below, Federale is unsatisfied with Jeff Sessions's performance as AG, but I keep thinking of how much Sessions isn't Eric Holder or Thomas Perez. Here's Sessions's speech to "Largest Class of Immigration Judges in History for the Executive Office for Immigration Review ."
The functionaries known as a "immigration judges" are employees of the Executive Office for Immigration Review which is part of the Department of Justice. In the opinion, Sessions wrote that immigration judges don't have "free-floating power" to end deportation cases.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the White House and Republican supporters of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination would have to "make a decision" on going forward if the woman accusing him of a long-ago sexual assault delivers a compelling account to senators considering confirmation. But amid uncertainty over Kavanaugh's fate and even whether next Monday's scheduled hearing would occur, Trump cast fresh doubt on whether the alleged 1980s attack even happened.
William Hoehn, right, participates in jury selection for his trial with defense attorney Daniel Borgen, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in district court, in Fargo, N.D., for the murder of Savanna Greywind, a 22-year-old whose baby was cut from her womb.
As the Washington Post and others have reported, the accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, wrote a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as far back as July. Yet the ranking member sat on the information for weeks, perhaps because she doubted the credibility of an allegation more than three decades old.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault when he was a high school student. Christine Blasey Ford, now a university professor, says Kavanaugh held her down and forcibly groped her .
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault says the FBI should investigate the incident before senators hold a hearing on the allegations. In a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and obtained by CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," Christine Blasey Ford's attorneys argue that "a full investigation by law enforcement officials will ensure that the crucial facts and witnesses in this matter are assessed in a non-partisan manner, and that the Committee is fully informed before conducting any hearing or making any decisions."