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Letter By Retired Judges Addresses Efforts To Remove Current Judge For Sentence On Ex-Stanford Swimmer

A letter released today by a group of retired Santa Clara County Superior Court judges speaks out against efforts to remove a current judge over his sentence for an ex-Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault last month.

Judge In Stanford Sexual Assault Trial Removed From New Case

Activists from UltraViolet, a national women’s advocacy organization, hold a rally Friday in San Francisco before delivering more than 1 million signatures to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench.

Organizations Team Up To Provide Childcare At Polling Location

National women’s advocacy group UltraViolet and National Domestic Workers Alliance sponsored the program, providing childcare at two polling locations, as long lines are predicted due to an increase in voter registration, according to event organizers.

Baylor alumni call for release of full Pepper Hamilton report

“Baylor University must implement comprehensive reporting policies, provide real support for survivors of sexual assault, and create a transparent and accountable process for punishing rapists and their defenders.”

Progressives try to tie Google to Trump with new Chrome extension

UltraViolet Action released the browser extension Wednesday that modifies Google’s name in articles and other pages online with various playful phrases tying it to Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president.

Activists urge Google: ‘Don’t be evil, #DumpTrump’

These groups urge Google, which joined other tech companies in condemning a North Carolina law that they view as discriminatory to transgender people, to make a similar stand in Cleveland.

Amazon customers tell Jeff Bezos to ‘dump Trump’

More than 13,000 Amazon customers have signed a petition calling for the company to cut ties with Donald Trump.

The petition was created by UltraViolet, a women’s rights group, and addressed to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Woman Accused Of Murdering Her Abusive Ex Goes Free After Almost 3 Years Behind Bars

Almost 40 domestic violence organizations across the country called for state prosecutors to drop the charges against Baldwin, and a petition launched by the nonprofit Ultraviolet gathered nearly 32,000 signatures.

Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager, Is Charged With Battery

Nita Chaudhary, a co-founder of UltraViolet, an advocacy group that fights sexism, denounced Mr. Trump for sticking by Mr. Lewandowski. “What Donald Trump is doing fits the very definition of victim blaming, and it is not only unacceptable, it is actively dangerous,” she said. “They are belittling Michelle Fields’s claim despite overwhelming evidence.”

Kesha Fans Buy an Ad on Pandora Telling Sony to Drop Dr. Luke

“Sony can free Kesha and take a stand against rape culture,” the ad says. “Tell Sony to drop Dr. Luke.”