A lot has happened in the 5 years since I asked a US judge to unseal #BillCosby’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit. He agreed, Cosby was arrested, and a #MeToo reckoning soon began over the sexual abuse of women around the world...
A lawyer handling Bill Cosby’s appeal says that racial bias was a factor in his 2018 sex assault conviction. Cosby prosecutor Kristen Gibbons Feden, who is Black, agrees racial bias is a systemic issue. But she says that doesn’t make Cosby innocent. https://t.co/s6OzBfA42q
US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement. Despite history of mental illness, he was in solitary from 1993-2019. My latest. (from @AP) https://t.co/aJqEGiSh5c
The Justice Department lawsuit provides the most detailed account yet of the cascading series of failures on the Dali that left the vessel’s pilots and crew completely helpless in the face of looming disaster. For @AP with @aedurkinricher https://t.co/9Z7CT029Io
"President Joe Biden sat down with The Washington Blade, marking the first time that a sitting president has given an exclusive interview to an LGBTQ+ news outlet." https://t.co/LNFedMceW5
Driver charged with killing #NHL Johnny #Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level & history of road rage. His wife said he drove “like a nut.” My latest: https://t.co/Pk3ufg2tXb
So long to one of AP’s best, the inimitable Linda Deutsch. The AP trial writer had a front row to courtroom history, dies at 80 (from @AP) https://t.co/FTYyRkcofK
Elon Musk appears to have a favorite judge: Federalist Society member Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth.
He’s presiding over two major Musk cases, even though none of the parties are based in Texas.
Records show O’Connor is a Tesla investor.
https://t.co/iHFQ3Bsu2O
The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to enforce outdoor sleeping bans has voted to prohibit camping but establish certain areas where homeless people can go.
(from @AP) https://t.co/OscyQ3Kla6
Is there a better “First Day of College” photo than this throwback from @LSUTrackField?
Mondo Duplantis and Sha’Carri Richardson arrived at LSU on the same day.
5 years later, they’re two of the brightest young stars in the Track-and-Field world.
BREAKING: Kamala Harris secures the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman of color at the top of a major party’s ticket. https://t.co/7dtR6byZo2
BREAKING: Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal on floor, becoming the first gymnast to beat Simone Biles in a floor final in a major international competition.
Biles earned silver and her 11th Olympic medal. Jordan Chiles earned the bronze. https://t.co/ZvtZx9YVnF
"A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said." via @ETuckerAP
https://t.co/TlgQCWf4a5