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August 6, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
GOP Lawmaker Changes Law to Help Relative Facing Child Rape Charges
State Senator J. Stuart Adams had a relative charged with raping a 13-year-old—so he rewrote the state law.
May 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Desperately Tries to Toss Entire Case After Stormy Condom Detail
Stormy Daniels testified in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial and revealed some details about the night of the alleged sexual encounter.
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'Affirmative Consent' Is Bad for Women
California's new campus rape law only codifies a troubling double standard
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