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As the N.F.L. was investigating his team for widespread workplace misconduct, the Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder directed a “shadow investigation” to interfere with and undermine its findings, a Congressional committee found. At Snyder’s behest, the committee said, his legal team used private investigators to harass and intimidate witnesses, and created a 100-page dossier targeting victims, witnesses and journalists who had shared “credible public accusations of harassment” against the team. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a 29-page memo on Wednesday that detailed the findings of its eight-month inquiry into how the Commanders and the N.F.L. handled claims of rampant sexual harassment of the team’s female employees. The report was released ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, where the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, appeared remotely. Snyder declined two requests to appear, citing a “longstanding business conflict.” At Wednesday’s hearing, … [Read more...] about Panel Finds Daniel Snyder Interfered With Sexual Harassment Investigation

(CBS DETROIT) — Moments after the Supreme Court issued a ruling on Roe v. Wade, Michigan officials issued statements on the matter. On Friday, June 24, the high court voted to overturn Roe. v. Wade and is expected to lead to abortion bans in several states. The ruling comes after a court draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked and suggested the court would strike down Roe v. Wade. Read statements below from state and local officials. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: “Today is a sad day for America as an unelected group of conservative judges act squarely against the will of the people and medical expertise. We can all sense the despair that tens of millions of Americans—our neighbors, family members and friends—are feeling right now. However we personally feel about abortion, health—not politics—should drive important medical decisions. “With today’s decision, Michigan’s antiquated 1931 law banning abortion without exceptions for rape or incest and criminalizing … [Read more...] about Michigan Officials React After Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Ruling

38 Politics & Government Panel hears how Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence in vulgar private taunts and public entreaties to stop Biden's certification. Associated Press , News Partner Posted Replies WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat came into ever-clearer focus Thursday, with testimony describing his pressuring Vice President Mike Pence in vulgar private taunts and public entreaties to stop the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the run-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump's closest advisers viewed his last-ditch efforts to halt congressional certification of his loss as "nuts," "crazy" and even likely to incite riots if Pence followed through, witnesses revealed in stark testimony Thursday. The panel revealed how Trump put his vice president in danger as Pence was presiding over a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, when the defeated president … [Read more...] about Panel Sharpens Focus on Trump’s ‘Crazy’ Jan. 6 Plan

Doctors worried about getting sued under Texas’ restrictive abortion law have delayed treating pregnancy complications until patients’ lives were in danger, according to a paper from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project. The law, which empowers private citizens to file suit against anyone who “aids or abets” in an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, has caused confusion among providers and complicated treatment for patients facing pregnancy complications, the study found. The impact of Texas’ law, which went into effect in September, is a harbinger of things to come as the nation braces for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Texas, along with more than two dozen other states, is expected to ban all abortion, with only a narrow exception to save the life of the pregnant patient. The Texas Policy Evaluation Project, a research institute at the University of Texas that focuses on “evidence-based, equitable reproductive and sexual health care,” has been studying … [Read more...] about Doctors report compromising care out of fear of Texas abortion law

Fourth-generation Texan Leah Payne moved to Denver last year in the wake of a new Texas abortion law that imposed some of the strictest abortion restrictions in the nation. “We left our family, friends, sold our house. We couldn’t live somewhere where abortion access was constantly under attack,” Payne told The Denver Post. At 19, Payne, who was on birth control, got pregnant. She didn’t have insurance at the time and decided to have an abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic. “It was put out there as this big, bad thing that was traumatizing, but I never felt that,” Payne said. “Now, I’m 32, I’m a homeowner here in Denver and have a really successful career, a great partner, and I don’t think any of those things would have happened if I had not had an abortion at 19.” Payne chose her new home after learning about access to reproductive care in the state, and many Americans who woke up on Friday with fewer rights than they had a day prior may be forced to make similar … [Read more...] about Colorado, now an abortion “safe haven,” prepares for new challenges

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 11 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee launched under deep political skepticism: What more could be said about the deadly insurrection at the Capitol in 2021 that played out for all the world to see? Quite a lot, it turns out. The public hearings this month are showing in vivid and clear detail just how close the United States came to a constitutional crisis when President Donald Trump refused to admit his election defeat. Trump tried to use the powers of the presidency to stop Democrat Joe Biden from being certified the winner. When that didn't work, Trump summoned a mob to the Capitol. Despite the unprecedented Capitol attack, the hearings carry echoes from U.S. history. Like the Watergate hearings 50 years ago, the 1/6 committee has depicted a president “detached from reality,” as Trump's attorney general, Bill Barr, … [Read more...] about Jan. 6: Pressure, unsung heroes and Trump’s Watergate echoes

Following Friday's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade , abortion providers and clinics across the U.S. are grappling with a new national landscape in which state legislatures will determine whether abortion providers can continue administering care . One such institution navigating this new reality is the Houston Women's Clinic, which posted a sign outside its San Jacinto Street offices on Friday morning following Roe's overturning. Texas lawyer and former NASA engineer Poppy Northcutt tweeted a photo of herself in front of the banner, which announced "HWC is no longer able to provide abortion care." "A really sad day to see this sign go up this morning at Houston's Women's Clinic and to see patients being turned away," Northcutt tweeted. "This clinic had been the 4th largest provider of abortions in the USA." A really sad day to see this sign go up this morning at Houston Women’s Clinic and to see patients being turned away. This clinic had been the 4th … [Read more...] about Houston Women’s Clinic posts sign saying it will no longer provide abortion care after Supreme Court Roe decision

WASHINGTON (CNN/WJZ) — The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. The opinion is the most consequential Supreme Court decision in decades and will transform the landscape of women’s reproductive health in America. READ MORE: Maryland Officials React To Supreme Court Overturning Roe V. Wade Going forward, abortion rights will be determined by states, unless Congress acts.  Already, nearly half of the states have or will pass laws that ban abortion while others have enacted strict measures regulating the procedure. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion. “Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division.” During the most recent legislative session, the Maryland … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade, Allowing States To Ban Abortions

(CBS DETROIT) – Michigan’s attorney general says abortion protections are still in place in the state. That’s because a preliminary injunction is preventing a 1931 law banning abortions from taking effect, even after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. READ MORE: 2022 Ford Fireworks: City Of Detroit Provides Information On Closures, Restrictions, & Parking “That remains the law in Michigan right now is that the 1931 law is unenforceable as of this moment,” said Attorney General DanaNessel. But that protection could go away if the ruling is lifted and that will affect all 83 counties. Making the penalty for abortion a felony. “In terms of what the findings will be by the Michigan Supreme Court, say in the governor’s case or in the Planned Parenthood case, should it get, rise to the level of the Michigan Supreme Court, I can’t say.,” Nessel said. “Do I think that there are some very meritorious arguments that are being made? Absolutely.” READ MORE: City Of … [Read more...] about AG Nessel Says Abortions Are Still Legal In Michigan

121 Politics & Government The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion. Andrea V. Watson , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Replies GEORGIA — The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion. Georgia could possibly ban abortions after six weeks, which is when a fetal heartbeat is usually first detected, according to the Guttmacher Institute . Fourteen states have fetal viability laws, which includes Georgia. Viability—which can range from 24 to 28 weeks after the start of the person's last menstrual period—must be determined on an individual basis, and determinations of both fetal viability and the patient's health are at the discretion of the patient's physician. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the " Heartbeat Bill " in 2019. The bill, which was sponsored by state Rep. Ed Setzler (R-Acworth), … [Read more...] about Roe V. Wade Overturned: What It Means In GA