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Feminist orgs claim Meta censoring posts about Cornell 7 case

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Feminist orgs claim Meta censoring posts about Cornell 7 case

UltraViolet, as well as other gender justice, tech accountability, and pro-democracy organizations, have launched a joint campaign in response. In a petition with over 29,000 signatures at the time of this writing, they call on Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri to stop censoring posts about the Cornell case.

Mashable

Congress needs to impeach judge who beat his wife

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Congress needs to impeach judge who beat his wife

 After months of public outrage and scrutiny, with everyone from women’s groups to Alabama’s conservative U.S. senators calling for his resignation, he refuses to step down. There is one solution to this problem: Congress needs to impeach Mark Fuller.

The Hill

Protesters To Demand Release Of Battered Woman In Oklahoma

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Protesters To Demand Release Of Battered Woman In Oklahoma

Demonstrators plan to gather outside the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Monday to demand the release of Tondalo Hall. Hall is serving a 30-year sentence for failing to protect her children from Robert Braxton, who received a two-year sentence for breaking the ribs and femur of their 3-month-old daughter.

Buzzfeed

Women’s group urges impeachment of Fuller

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Women’s group urges impeachment of Fuller

“Judge Mark Fuller was arrested and charged for beating his then-wife, yet despite widespread condemnation he remains on the bench with a taxpayer-funded paycheck,” said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet. “We need all Republicans on the committee to demonstrate that there is no tolerance for domestic violence in the federal court system.”

Montgomery Adviser

Target to lift minimum wage to $9 an hour, matching rivals

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Target to lift minimum wage to $9 an hour, matching rivals

But pressure rose on Target, which is competing for employees with Wal-Mart. Women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, for instance, recently ran a Web ad campaign that targeted devices located near three Target stores.

Reuters

Federal Judge Mark Fuller awaiting recommendation on whether he should keep job

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Federal Judge Mark Fuller awaiting recommendation on whether he should keep job

U.S. District Court Judge Mark Fuller is waiting to hear whether a special judicial committee will recommend he keep or lose his job after a recent three-day hearing in which witnesses testified about allegations Fuller beat his wife last August, his attorney said Thursday.
Photo: Brant Sanderlin

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