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Is this their next big move?

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10682607/Were-going-keeping-peoples-names-mouths-Trevor-Noah-mocks-Smith-Grammys.html

Child rapist molested SECOND victim after Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson gave him lax sentence for failing to register as sex offender

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been nominated to the Supreme Court and would be the first black woman to sit on the bench

She has faced repeated questions from Republicans about her sentencing history as a federal judge - in particular for child pornography convicts

On Friday Senate documents raised concern about a different case, in which Brown Jackson gave a lenient sentence to a child rapist who attacked again

Leo Weekes was in 2010 convicted in DC Superior Court of raping his 13-year-old niece four years earlier

He violated his probation, and in February 2014 appeared before Brown Jackson for sentencing

Prosecutors requested a two year minimum, but she sentenced him to one year, and he was released after five months

In June 2015 he sexually assaulted his sister-in-law, plying her with drink before attacking her

Weekes appeared before her again, in February 2017, and Brown Jackson again was lenient, allowing him to serve his sentences concurrently

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10682453/Child-rapist-molested-SECOND-victim-Ketanji-Brown-Jackson-ignored-sentencing-plea.html

Zelensky can offer Russia sanctions relief for peace, US says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington will “allow” lifting of sanctions to help Ukraine negotiate end to the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got a green light from Washington to offer Russia relief from international sanctions in exchange for ending its military offensive against the former Soviet republic.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened the door to such an offer on Sunday, confirming in an NBC News interview that Zelensky has the ability to negotiate sanctions relief for peace. He said President Joe Biden’s administration will support whatever the Ukrainian people want to do to bring the war to an end.

“We’ll be looking to see what Ukraine is doing and what it wants to do,” Blinken said. “And if it concludes that it can bring this war to an end, stop the death and destruction and continue to assert its independence and its sovereignty – and ultimately that requires the lifting of sanctions – of course, we will allow that.”

The US and its allies are doing everything possible to strengthen Kiev’s hand at the negotiating table, but the sanctions are meant to influence Russia’s behavior – not to remain in place indefinitely, Blinken said. He brushed aside suggestions by NBC host Chuck Todd that now isn’t the time to negotiate away concessions to Russia, saying it’s up to Ukrainians how to end the war in Ukraine. He also rejected Todd’s assertion that the Russian president shouldn’t be allowed to remain in power, saying Vladimir Putin’s future is up to the Russian people.

Although Blinken argued that Putin has failed to accomplish his alleged objectives in Ukraine – subjugating Kiev, demonstrating Russia’s military prowess and dividing NATO members – he said it still makes sense to pursue a negotiated settlement. “Even though he’s been set back, even though I believe this is already a strategic defeat for Vladimir Putin, the death and destruction that he’s wreaking every single day in Ukraine . . . are terrible, and so there’s also a strong interest in bringing those to an end.”

Other leaders have suggested that the West should be stingy with promises of sanctions relief to avoid rewarding Russia or letting Putin come through the crisis unscathed. In fact, Biden raised eyebrows last weekend by saying that Putin “cannot remain in power,” a comment that Blinken was forced to walk back, saying the US isn’t pursuing regime change in Russia or anywhere else.

Later in his show, Todd asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, “Can we really live in a world where Putin’s let back into the new world order?” Clinton agreed with Blinken, saying the US should support Ukrainians as they choose “the best way forward” for their country.

https://www.rt.com/news/553240-us-says-ukraine-can-offer-russia-sanctions-relief/

Biden calls for gun control

BIDEN: "Ban ghost guns. Require background checks for all gun sales. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Repeal gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability. Pass my budget proposal."

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1510805493702352900

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Morrison government behind secrecy clause in payout to High Court Justice Dyson Heydon’s alleged victims

Three women sexually harassed by High Court Justice Dyson Heydon secure secret payout

Three women who were sexually harassed by former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon have secured a secret six figure compensation payout.

Workplace law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers announced today “an historic settlement” for three women - Rachael Patterson Collins, Chelsea Tabart and Alex Eggerking - whose claims of sexual harassment were upheld by an independent investigation.

But the financial compensation will remain a secret, as a result of a confidential settlement with the Commonwealth.

It’s believed it could be more than a million dollars.

Attorney-General Michaelia Cash apologised to the three women.

“We recognise Ms Tabart’s, Ms Eggerking’s and Ms Collins’ bravery at coming forward and telling their stories to Dr Thom, the High Court and other Australians,” she said.

“These women have told us about what they have been through during, and since, their times as Associates of the High Court and the serious impacts on their lives.

“We have listened to them and we apologise.”

Last year, Justice Heydon issued a statement through his lawyers denying “emphatically any allegation of sexual harassment or any offence”.

“In respect of the confidential inquiry and its subsequent confidential report, any allegation of predatory behaviour or breaches of the law is categorically denied by our client,” the statement said.

“Our client says that if any conduct of his has caused offence, that result was inadvertent and unintended, and he apologises for any offence caused.

“The inquiry was an internal administrative inquiry and was conducted by a public servant and not by a lawyer, judge or a tribunal member. It was conducted without having statutory powers of investigation and of administering affirmations or oaths.”

The High Court inquiry was prompted by two of the judge’s former associates making a claim to Chief Justice Susan Kiefel in March 2019 that they had been sexually harassed by Justice Heydon.

Lawyers acting for the women have confirmed the settlement agreements with each woman include a Non-Disclosure Agreement preventing disclosure of the amounts of compensation involved.

“After their experience of working in the High Court, Rachael, Chelsea and Alex have been unable to pursue the legal careers that they aspired to. Indeed, they were so severely impacted by what happened that it took them years to come forward to pursue this matter,” workplace lawyer Josh Bornstein said.

“Detailed actuarial and other evidence was prepared in aid of their claims. That actuarial material sought to effectively model the loss of a legal career for a typical High Court associate. Many former High Court associates pursue successful careers as barristers and some are then appointed as judges.”

One former legal assistant, Chelsea Tabart, previously told the Sydney Morning Herald that on her first day working for Justice Heydon nearly a decade ago, he suggested they stop for a drink after an office dinner.

He took her to a private room at a prestigious club, she said, and put his hand on her thigh. She was 22.

Another former associate, Rachael Patterson Collins said Justice Heydon made repeated advances toward her — on one occasion asking if he could kiss her.

When she asked him why she said he replied, “Because you’re beautiful”.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-government-behind-secrecy-clause-in-payout-to-dyson-heydon-s-alleged-victims-20220404-p5aamr.html

Airlines Cancel More Than 3,500 US Flights Over Weekend

Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.

FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as well as Baltimore, New York, and other airports around the country. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit, and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday’s scheduled flights. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal.

The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights. People on social media complained about waiting on hold or in lines for hours to get their canceled flights rescheduled and being stranded for days.

“Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created significant impacts on the industry,” a JetBlue spokesperson said in an email. “Today’s cancellations will help us reset our operation and safely move our crews and aircraft back in to position.”

Southwest Airlines also cited “weather and airspace congestion” Saturday in Florida, as well as a “technology issue.” It canceled about 1,000 flights over the weekend but said that as of 1 p.m. Eastern, it had no more cancellations on Sunday.

American said Florida weather Saturday affected its operations, and it was recovering today.

Alaska Airlines seemed to be dealing with a separate issue. The airline said Sunday that weekend flight cancellations that began Friday have affected more than 37,000 customers and, further cancellations were possible. The airline declined to say why it canceled flights, but referred in its statement to contract negotiations with its pilots. Off-duty pilots picketed in several U.S. cities Friday over stalled negotiations. They have been without a new contract for three years.

“Alaska Airlines failed to properly plan for increased travel demand and take the steps necessary to ensure it attracted and retained pilots,” the pilots union said in a Friday press release

https://www.ntd.com/airlines-cancel-more-than-3500-us-flights-over-weekend_761002.html