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https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/28/john-conyers-new-accuser-sexual-harassment-261524

Black Caucus members press Conyers to resign
The dean of the House faces growing calls to call it quits after a third ex-staffer accuses him of sexual harassment.

A group of Democrats including members of the Congressional Black Caucus is privately urging Rep. John Conyers to resign after a third former staffer went public with allegations of sexual harassment against the longtime Michigan Democrat, according to congressional sources.

Members of the CBC are pressing Conyers to step down after 53 years in office, telling him that fellow Democrats are expected to come out and publicly demand he resign. Reps. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) have already done so, and additional Democratic lawmakers were expected to join them as the House returned from the weeklong Thanksgiving break on Tuesday night....per article.


256 posted on 11/28/2017 5:59:26 PM PST by STARLIT (Draining the Swamp includes Cleaning out the Sewer Rats.)
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Jess Bravin‏-(Supreme Court correspondent for The Wall Street Journal)

Can You Hear Me Now: Wednesday's Supreme Court argument asks whether government can examine months of suspect's cellphone location data without probable cause.

Can You Hear Me Now: Wednesday's Supreme Court argument asks whether government can examine months of suspect's cellphone location data without probable cause. https://t.co/zOkwU94hZp— Jess Bravin (@JessBravin) November 29, 2017

On the other hand, “the government has a compelling interest in obtaining cell-site records to identify suspects, clear the innocent, and obtain information in the preliminary investigation of criminal conduct,” the Justice Department argues in its brief.

But there is widespread criticism that allowing authorities to compile such granular data about an individual’s life, without a judicial warrant, no longer meets society’s “reasonable expectation of privacy”—the touchstone of the Supreme Court’s approach to constitutional limits on searches and seizures.

258 posted on 11/28/2017 6:06:10 PM PST by STARLIT (Draining the Swamp includes Cleaning out the Sewer Rats.)
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