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After Sean Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers

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After Sean Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers

Arisha Hatch, the interim executive director of the women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, condemned the verdict as “a stain on a criminal justice system that for decades has failed to hold accountable abusers” and called it “an indictment of a culture in which not believing women and victims of sexual assault remains endemic.”

The New York Times

Sean Combs Acquitted on Top Charges, but Awaits Sentencing for Transporting Prostitutes

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Sean Combs Acquitted on Top Charges, but Awaits Sentencing for Transporting Prostitutes

“This is a decisive moment for our justice system, one which threatens to undo the sacrifice of courageous survivors who stepped forward to share their stories in this trial, as well as to all those abused by Diddy who weren’t able to,” said Arisha Hatch, Ultraviolet's interim executive director

The New York Times

Defense ends closing arguments, tells jury to ‘do the right thing’

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Defense ends closing arguments, tells jury to ‘do the right thing’

“We are here for the brave men and women who testified in the Sean 'Diddy’ Combs trial, sharing harrowing stories of systemic and violent abuse, as well as those who weren’t able to,” Elisa Batista, a campaign director at the national gender-justice organization UltraViolet

The Washington Post

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer delivers closing arguments at sex-trafficking trial

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer delivers closing arguments at sex-trafficking trial

In a statement, Elisa Batista, the campaign director at UltraViolet said: “We are here for the brave men and women who testified in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial, sharing harrowing stories of systemic and violent abuse, as well as those who weren’t able to.”

The Guardian

Latest in the Tragic Saga of a Brain-dead Pregnant Georgia Woman Forced to Stay Alive to Give Birth

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Latest in the Tragic Saga of a Brain-dead Pregnant Georgia Woman Forced to Stay Alive to Give Birth

"Adriana Smith’s death and the blatant disregard for her body, her dignity, and her family come amid a climate in which the MAGA regime everywhere is increasing attacks on women’s bodily autonomy, ramping up surveillance and control, even as women are killed because of it," interim executive director of the organization, Arisha Hatch

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