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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison and given $500,000 fine – as it happened
In-District Radio Ads Urge GOP House Judiciary Members to Impeach AL Judge Arrested for Domestic Assault
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.
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UltraViolet Applauds USPS for Honoring Maya Angelou with Stamp
UH announces zero tolerance policy for sexual violence
UH has updated its sexual assault policy to include a zero-tolerance stance after an ad campaign sieged the campus on Facebook, claiming the school has a rape problem.
NFL to air first domestic violence PSA
Mic’s Elizabeth Plank joins José Díaz-Balart to talk about the domestic violence PSA that will air during Sunday’s Super Bowl, and what message the NFL is hoping to send by airing the 30-second ad.
UltraViolet: Goodell Out of Touch, Public Faith in the NFL is Tanking
Controversial Pre-Super Bowl Ad Blitz Slams NFL on Domestic Violence
Marissa Alexander’s release isn’t enough
Marissa Alexander, a domestic violence survivor and mother of three, was allowed to return home to her children Tuesday after nearly three years in jail for firing a warning shot to fend off an attack from her abusive estranged husband. She faced upwards of 60 years in prison, despite the fact that the shot harmed no one and was issued in defense of her life.
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Sports Illustrated Will Run Edgy Domestic Violence Ad Ahead Of Super Bow
The ad, created by the progressive advocacy group Ultraviolet, includes a dramatic video of a uniformed football player tackling a woman without a helmet. The video notes that 55 domestic abuse cases in the NFL have gone unanswered under the leadership of league commissioner Roger Goodell, and it ends with the hashtag “#GOODELLMUSTGO.”
#GoodellMustGo banners will return for the NFC and AFC championship games
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may have thought he put the league’s mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic assault case behind him when Robert Mueller released his independent report earlier this month, but some aren’t so ready to forgive and definitely not to forget. The national women’s advocacy organization UltraViolet has plans to resurrect its “#GoodellMustGo” banners, which flew over certain regular-season games last year, for the NFC and AFC championship games on Sunday.
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