Sentences with phrase «against accusers»

The issue of retaliation against accusers was a major factor in the lopsided vote in favor of expelling Rep. Steve Lebsock from the House.

Exxon and CEI have filed lawsuits against the accusers.

A Texas high - school teacher who was fired over her alleged sexual involvement with a student who later committed suicide has filed a $ 400,000 slander suit against her accusers.

Democrat Rafael Espinal said he wants to talk with NYPD brass about the possibility of filing perjury charges against accusers who file false complaints against cops.

Laura Fitton told Axios she came forward after Pishevar announced he would be taking a leave of absence to pursue legal action against his accusers.

Not exact matches

At rallies on Friday, Trump attacked the credibility and appearance of his accusers and railed against the press, blaming the sexual harassment accusations on a media conspiracy to bring down his campaign.

Also assure the accuser that she will not be retaliated against and that she should report, immediately, any attempted retaliation.

The Republican presidential nominee said «phony accusers» were making accusations against him «for a little fame.»

Though Silvercorp now appears to have the upper hand over its detractors, one wonders why a mid-cap mining company should be leading the charge against anonymous accusers and their presumed short - selling.

Conway hoped to encourage more women to come forward with allegations against Bill Clinton, building on the campaign's decision to bring three of the former president's accusers to the second presidential debate.

While Franco told Meyers that the initial accusations against him that surfaced immediately after the Golden Globes on Sunday are «not accurate,» he also said that he does not plan to «actively refute» those claims because he wants to give his accusers room to speak their peace.

In the case of the dozen or more allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump himself, as in the case of ousted White House staff secretary Rob Porter, the weight of the available evidence comes down conclusively on the side of the accusers.

Five other accusers testified against him at the trial.

Comments by Larry Nassar accuser Rachael Denhollander in a Christianity Today interview have revived debate over a dismissed abuse lawsuit against Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) dating back to 2012.

Jesus» accusers therefore alleged that he had been preaching sedition against the emperor.

20 Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my soul.

Informations without the accuser's name subscribed must not be admitted in evidence against anyone, as it is introducing a very dangerous precedent, and by no means agreeable to the spirit of the age.»

So when one Christian accuses a church leader of doing something evil or wrong, the pastor often feels justified in retorting the same way Jesus did, and accuses his accusers of committing a sin against the Holy Spirit.

Nothing worse than a queen in the closet who has the nerve to preach against it then «settle» with his accusers....

His accusers raised a large number of baseless and patently false accusations against Him, then felt that it was necessary to expel His evil from their midst, and they did all this in obedience to the command of God (so they claimed).

Recall that after this statement his wife sought to turn things back on his accusers, calling the charges against her husband the product of a vast right - wing conspiracy.

However, their prominence did not shield Paul from danger; when accusers came from Thessalonica, they realized that Berea would be no different in its reaction against him than Thessalonica had been, so they spirited him away to Athens.

Tyson's 18 - year - old accuser, who was a contestant in the Miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis at the time of the alleged rape, is a freshman at a prestigious New England college who is likely to earn more points for credibility from the jury than did the woman who filed charges against Smith.

On Wednesday, Heastie wrote that the committee had revised its initial ruling and directed that McLaughlin receive a letter of admonition, saying that he violated the chamber's policies against sexual harassment, and stop publicly naming his accuser.

It allows a reasonable time for the accuser to bring their allegations and it protects the accused from allegations that time now prevents them from being able to properly defend against.

«TIME»S UP calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo to open an investigation of NY County DA, Cyrus Vance @manhattanDA, & the DA office to determine why no one prosecuted #HarveyWeinstein for sexual abuse crimes against one of his accusers, Ambra Battilana,» Witherspoon posted to Twitter.

Paterson also asked another state employee, Deneane Browne, who knows both the governor and the accuser, to contact the woman before she was to appear in court last month seeking an order of protection against Johnson, the paper said.

The announcement follows an open letter from Time's Up, the female - led organization formed in the aftermath of the Weinstein scandal, to «open an investigation» of District Attorney Cyrus Vance and his office «to determine the facts related to the decision not to prosecute Harvey Weinstein for sexual abuse crimes against one of his accusers, Ambra Battilana.»

The senator described Daniel as «the accuser, the investigator, prosecutor and judge» in his case against him.

A new accuser against Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore wants him to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegation that he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is working on an embezzlement case against Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein in connection with financial settlements he made with his accusers, according to the New York Post.

The accusations against Schneiderman grew directly out of the #MeToo movement, with activist Michelle Manning Barish, one of the accusers, praising actress Rose McGowan for her example and bravery in speaking out against harassment.

In a separate development, McAlpine himself looked set to take some of his Twitter accusers to court, after it emerged legal action could take place against people who mentioned him on the social networking site.

The opera plans to open an investigation into the allegations against Levine, whose accuser is now middle - aged, and contacted the police department in Lake Forest, Illinois, in October of 2016 to report that he'd had sexual contact with the conductor when he was under age 18.

His accusers include a former town comptroller who filed a workplace violence complaint against Lewza after she said he cornered her in a hallway at Town Hall during a heated discussion.

The accuser intended to bring a lawsuit against Erie County if damages were not paid within a «reasonable time.»

Hundreds of people — including one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers — took to the streets of Hollywood yesterday afternoon to march against sexual assault, as the worlds of politics and media continue to be rocked by a flood of allegations.

The evidence against him is obvious and totally indisputable, he should just get out of office now and stop the attempted character assasination of his accusers.

Additionally, the governor reached out to another state employee, Deneae Brown, who works in the Division of Housing and Community Renewal and was a mutual friend of Paterson and the accuser, asking Brown to contact the woman before her court date to finalize an order of protection against Johnson.

Define credible: offering reasonable grounds for being believed; of sufficient capability to be militarily effective — credible in a sentence Most Hillary Clinton Voters Think The Allegations Against Bill Clinton Are Credible Most Trump voters say the current president's accusers lack

But a jarring moment came when the retired basketball star Kobe Bryant won an Oscar for an animated short based on his farewell letter to the sport, prompting accusations of double standards among Oscar voters, given a rape accusation made against Bryant in 2003 — a case that was dropped when his accuser refused to testify and settled out of court.

Such is the stigma attached to it that outspoken activist and Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan used the threat of wearing the label's dresses as a slur against actresses who spoke out about their plans to wear all black to this year's awards shows as part of a silent protest.

Actress and writer Violet Paley — another of Franco's original accusers — also spoke to the LA Times about her accusations against Franco.

Less than a week ago, Seacrest's accuser, former stylist Suzie Hardy, came forward with the specifics of a harassment claim she raised with E! owner NBCUniversal last November — including accusations that Seacrest groped her genitals and pressed his erection against her.

Last week, actress Rose McGowan, one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers, slammed Meryl Streep — who is nominated at the Globes this year and has been actively outspoken against both Weinstein and other men in Hollywood since allegations against them came to light this fall — saying that she and her ilk are engaging in an empty gesture.

Following attacks from the accuser Hala and Yotat the Destroyer, Star - Lord's kingdom turns against him and ends his rule over the Spartax Empire.

They were not allowed to confront their accusers or review any of the evidence against them.

Amazon employees peeing on bottles; $ 35M judgement against textbook counterfeiter; Author accused of sexual assault sues accuser; Actress loses lawsuit regarding portrayal of her in a show.

The bill of rights gives the accused the right to see the evidence against him and cross-examine his accusers before his life, liberty or property are put in jeopardy.

However, if some pro bono lawyer can convince me that actionable defamation has occurred against me, well, accusers who have made it this far through this post need to be reminded of the statement I borrowed from Heartland which was at the bottom of my December 30, 2015 post, if they choose to continue calling me a paid shill: