"Wrongly Disbelieving"

"Ultimately, the costs of wrongly disbelieving a survivor far outweigh the costs of calling someone a rapist. Even if Jackie fabricated her account, U-Va. should have taken her word for it during the period while they endeavored to prove or disprove the accusation. This is not a legal argument about what standards we should use in the courts; it’s a moral one, about what happens outside the legal system.

The accused would have a rough period. He might be suspended from his job; friends might defriend him on Facebook. In the case of Bill Cosby, we might have to stop watching his shows, consuming his books or buying tickets to his traveling stand-up routine. But false accusations are exceedingly rare, and errors can be undone by an investigation that clears the accused, especially if it is done quickly."

Zerlina Maxwell, Washington Post

Revoked at Any Time

"Affirmative consent must be ongoing throughout a sexual activity and can be revoked at any time."

California's “affirmative consent standard” law (SB 967)

"Heavily Involved"

"Used to Buy Rockets"

"This money has been foreseeably used to buy rockets and construct tunnels to attack Israel and terrorize and kill American and dual American-Israeli citizens who reside or are located in Israel."

Larry Klayman, Freedom Watch

Obama, Kerry, et al. accused of laundering U.S. dollars through Hamas, a Foreign Terrorist Organization

"All of the Evidence Shows"

"The Constitution, Louisiana law and common sense say candidates for Senate have to live here when they qualify — all of the evidence shows that Mary Landrieu doesn't live here."

Rob Maness, Louisiana GOP Senate candidate

"Very Tricky"

“Frequently these cases involve two individuals, both of whom maybe were under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and it can be very tricky to ascertain whether consent was obtained."

Ada Meloy, general counsel of the American Council on Education

"Your Subpoena Is Not Helpful"

"While I am hopeful that we can work together constructively to address your stated interests, your subpoena is not helpful to these efforts. As you know, it has been the view of administrations from both political parties that summoning the President’s most senior advisors to provide public testimony raises significant separation of power concerns."

White House Counsel, W. Neil Eggleston

In a letter to Darrell Issa, chairman House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on the role of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach--one day before office director, David Simas, under subpoena to testify on potential violations of the Hatch Act.

'This Isn't a Joke'

"I don't know that you're taking this whole thing seriously. I just saw you slap your attorney on the backside. Is there something funny about this? The whole courtroom was laughing. I'm not going to accept these plea negotiations. This isn't a joke."

Judge Kathleen McHugh, Broward County Circuit

(sentencing former NFL star Chad Johnson to 30 days in jail

instead of the no-jail plea deal she'd just agreed to)

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