Senate’s Judiciary Committee, then and now
On Oct. 11, 1991, 14 white men grilled African-American law professor Anita Hill in a packed Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room about her allegations of sexual harassment by then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
Supreme Court’s Ginsburg voices support for #MeToo on eve of Kavanaugh hearing
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg voiced support for the #MeToo movement on Wednesday in a striking statement on the eve of a high-stakes U.S. Senate hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump’s nominee to the …
New allegation of drunken assault surfaces against Kavanaugh: NBC News
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is looking into at least one additional allegation of misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
Texas man charged with murder, attempted-murder in California bludgeonings
A man who police said fled to California from Texas after being questioned in the disappearance of two relatives was charged on Wednesday in Los Angeles with bludgeoning eight men, three fatally, in a string of attacks aimed mostly at homeless victims….
U.S. disaster chief Brock Long omitted from wreck report: sources
The chief of the U.S. disaster response agency was riding in a government SUV last year when it was involved in a collision, but his name was excluded from an official report on the wreck, according to people familiar with the matter.
Supreme Court nominee accuser says it is ‘civic duty’ to testify
The woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago said in written testimony released on Wednesday that she believes it is her civic duty to testify at a high-stakes Senate hearing.
Senate panel to interview Kavanaugh over new allegations: Politico
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to interview Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by a third woman on Wednesday, Politico reported.
Who is the Arizona prosecutor chosen to question Kavanaugh and his accuser?
Hoping to salvage the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and cement a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court for a generation, Republicans have chosen a woman who prosecuted sex crimes in Arizona to question President Donald Trump’s nominee about s…
Man from Texas faces murder, attempted-murder charges in California bludgeonings
A man accused of bludgeoning seven men, three of them fatally, in a string of Los Angeles-area attacks on mostly homeless victims was due to appear in court on Wednesday to face murder and attempted murder charges.
Trump court nominee Kavanaugh denies accusation by third woman
A third woman on Wednesday accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, further inflaming an already contentious Senate confirmation process. Kavanaugh immediately denied the allegatio…
