A few short months following the rape, Brzonkala filed a complaint against the respondents under Virginia Tech’s Sexual Assault Policy. During the conducted hearing at Virginia Tech, Morrison confessed to having sexual contact with Christy, even though she had told him “no.” twice. With much consideration, Virginia Tech’s
COMM 3310 – LEGAL CASE BRIEF Citation: Name of the case — Eramo v. Rolling Stone Case Published — The New York Times Date Published — Nov. 7, 2016 Level of Court — Federal Court Chapter or area of communication law that your brief applies to — Libel/Defamation. FACTS: Plaintiff, Nicole P. Eramo sued and won a libel lawsuit against the Rolling Stone, Wenner Media—Rolling Stone’s fellow company, and journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely over an article published in November 2014 called, “A Rape on Campus” in regards to a rape situation at the University of Virginia (“UVA”). According to Eramo vs. Rolling Stone complaint, the plaintiff, Eramo’s argument was that her reputation was damaged through the media over false information about her involvement
In her magazine article, “No, #MeToo Isn’t McCarthyism,” found in the January 2018 issue of The Atlantic, writer Sophie Gilbert refutes various criticisms targeting #MeToo, a recent social media campaign created to spread awareness of the frequency of sexual harassment and assault. She distinguishes serious sexual assault and harassment allegations from claims against men who are merely unpleasant by noting that the former is comprised of rape accusations, while the latter is only “a collection of misconduct allegations and rumors” (2). Critics of #MeToo have attempted to undermine the movement by arguing that it is a facade to allow people to falsely accuse others of sexual harassment and assault. As a result, the accused usually suffer from
As soon as President Bush announced that he had nominated Clarence Thomas as the next Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a law professor named Anita Hill submitted a confidential statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging that Thomas had sexually harassed her a decade ago and two days
There were claims on the Manton case study that Dixon had prior history of engaging in sexual activity at his high school, which led Dixon to be suspended twice for the prior sexual acts. At the time of this incident, Dixon was 18 years old, and the “victim” was 15 (Manton, 2005). Following this factual information, Dixon at that time claimed that the sexual act was consensual and accused the girl of fabricating the story because of fear of her parents finding out and punishing her for sleeping with a black man (Manton, 2005). Several charges were suggested for Dixon which included: statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, rape, sexual battery, false imprisonment, and aggravated assist (Manton, 2005). Dixon was then acquitted of a majority of the charges and found Dixon guilty of statutory rape and aggravated child molestation (Manton,
Oliver Hill became a strong supporter of equality. Equality is the state of being the same in number, race, class, or quality. Oliver Hill grew up in Richmond, Virginia on May 1, 1907. Graduating from Dunbar High School, Hill wasn't sure what he wanted to do for a living. He married a woman named Beresenia Walker.
That’s your job.” (A Conversation with Nikki Giovanni 158) Hill just wanted the world to know what happened and to make sure the truth was truly understood by America so “Anita Hill broke her silence about the hearings in her 1997 book Speaking Truth to Power. She writes that her life has never been the same since the hearings, and spoke of intimidation that she suffered at the hands of Thomas supporters.” (Purdy 94) Hill; also, was exposed to America’s unfairness at trial when Hill was an African-American female “faced with an all-white, all-male committee conducting hearings into the sexual harassment of women.”
In case 5-1, president Clinton was charged to make sexual harassment to the plaintiff. As Clinton had the executive power of presidential immunity, his personal lawyers had asked the Court to recognize a limited new brand of Presidential immunity from liability, requesting a delay in all proceedings until Mr. Clinton leaves office, which was denied by the court, thus giving rise to the controversy of power using. The explanation of presidential immunity shows that
The abuse of power in court has changed over time but the abuse of dishonest testimony never will. Carolyn Bryant and Abigail Williams are from two very different generations all the while still sharing the same manipulative mindset when giving their testimonies to court. These two women abused their power of voice which resulted in the deaths of someone’s else’s life. Sunday , August 29 , 1995 after 2:00 A.M a group of white men brutally murdered Fourteen year old Emmett Till.
Wells witnessed this during Jim Crow South, and she went through and tracked all of these rape accusations in the South, and the only time when an accusation came forward was when there was competition and a lynching. Lynchings were used for white men to show control over black men due to economic tension. Ku Klux Klan offenses happened only during economic downturns. These rape cases were very common among the south, yet rape was being used as an excuse for white men to show control over white women. What the white men think that they can do for themselves, white women cannot do.
This shows that the institution of sexual assault and trials as a lot of white women privilege. The stereotype of sexual assault victim is a white woman which is in reality not realistic. The gymnastic case shows that all types of people were sexually assaulted, it also showed that not everyone testified in the trail. The lack of testimonies from black women and men continue the stereotype which continues a vicious cycle of the institution of assault and criminal justice system. White privilege continues to influence how sexual assault is experience and resolved with which puts women in a negative
Although many may argue that the accusations presented by the plaintiffs seemed quite plausible, further investigation proved many such claims to be false. For example, although Price and Bates accused the young African-American men of raping them on the freight train, “the Scottsboro doctor who examined the girls less than two hours after the alleged rapes […] was able to show on cross examination that the girls were both calm, composed, and free of bleeding and vaginal damage” (Linder). The fact that a certified doctor was able to prove that the young women were virtually unhurt after the supposed rapes shows that the girls were lying to the court. Although their claims made sense to the prejudiced judicial system, Price and Bates were simply using their positions in society as young white women to gain unwarranted sympathy from the all-white jury. Because scientific evidence was able to contradict the prosecution’s allegations, it was evident that false accusations were being made by the plaintiffs.
James Harvey criticises Johnson’s attempt to deal with black unemployment. He does this by discussing the impact of the high profile appointments of Black Americans. Harvey believes that Johnson had used this to showcase the work he was doing for the movement. This can be seen as Johnson had appointed ‘revolving door’ negroes - who were deemed as ‘Uncle Toms’ or not seen as a threat to the body politics - to powerless roles, but ensured that they were highly visible at all times. This is exemplified by the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as first black Supreme Court judge in 1967.
In the article, “LSU Professor Fired for Profanity and Sex Jokes, Sparking Free Speech Outcry,” the author Riley Griffin writes to illustrate a unique but uncomfortable situation involving former Louisiana State University professor Teresa Buchanan: A tenured professor at LSU since 2002 - and an elementary education professor prior to her termination - Teresa Buchanan found herself at the unemployment line after an internal investigation by the LSU board of supervisor, in respond to complaints registered by students about Buchanan’s profanity and impropriate comments during class, found Teresa Buchanan guilty of using the F word during class to incite the attention of students; and guilty of making obscene jokes in reference to how active consensual sex activities between husband and wife will decline overtime during the life span of the marriage. The board also concluded that Teresa Buchanan have committed sexual harassment, an act that created a hostile environment
Dwight David Eisenhower said, “...what counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight--it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” There is a great deal of controversy about Eisenhower’s presidency. In this paper you will learn where Eisenhower was born, and where he died. You will learn the results of; the electoral college votes and popular votes, the political party he was affiliated with, his opponents, and his vice presidents for both of his terms in office. You will read about the platform he ran on when he was running for office as well as a famous quote that he said.
