Category: Judge

Pam Bondi fined $100,000 for wearing a cross, but her response leaves the judge looking ridiculous

Attorney Fined $100,000 for Wearing Cross: How Pam Bondi Stood Up to Judge Prescott and Won | Inspiring Legal Drama The Incredible True Story of Religious Freedom in the Courtroom Watch this riveting courtroom drama unfold as renowned attorney Pam Bondi faces an unprecedented $100,000 fine for wearing a simple cross necklace in Judge Prescott's courtroom. What began as a routine hearing quickly transformed into an epic legal battle over First Amendment rights and religious freedom that captivated the nation. This inspiring story follows Pam Bondi as she refuses to back down when Judge Prescott attempts to silence her religious expression. Witness the shocking moment when the judge issues the massive fine, and experience the tension as Pam methodically dismantles his legal argument in front of everyone, exposing his hypocrisy and selective enforcement. The dramatic confrontation highlights critical issues of judicial overreach, constitutional rights, and the courage it takes to stand up for your beliefs in the face of intimidation. You'll be on the edge of your seat as this attorney fights back against injustice within the justice system itself. This trending story in English showcases a real courtroom showdown between a determined lawyer and a powerful judge, culminating in a victory that strengthened religious rights protections for all Americans. The Pam Bondi court case demonstrates how one person's principled stand can create lasting change in our legal system. From the initial shocking fine to the dramatic final vindication, this interesting story of courage and conviction reminds us all of the importance of defending our constitutional freedoms. Whether you're interested in legal drama, inspiring stories of standing up to authority, or the ongoing battle for religious expression, this powerful account of Pam Bondi's victory against Judge Prescott will leave you moved and motivated.

Obama-Appointed Judge Argues ‘Nazis Got Better Treatment’ Than Deported Tren De Aragua Gang Members

(L-R) In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations knee on the ground at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Salvadoran Government via Getty Images) / (Center) Circuit Judge Patricia Millett. (Photo via: American Law Institute)

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:33 PM – Monday, March 24, 2025

A Barack Obama-appointed federal judge slammed President Donald Trump, claiming that the United States treated Nazis better during World War II than the Trump administration has treated Venezuelan gang members.

In 2013, Obama nominated Patricia Millett to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Judge Millett’s comments were in reference to the over 200 Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members who were deported last week — which was carried out through the Alien Enemies Act.

“Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States. TdA operates in conjunction with Cártel de los Soles, a Nicolas Maduro regime-sponsored, narco-terrorism enterprise based in Venezuela, and commits brutal crimes, including murders, kidnappings, extortions, and human, drug, and weapons trafficking,” the White House stated.

The judge explained her thoughts on the matter.

“There were plane loads of people. There were no procedures in place to notify people,” Millett asserted, grilling a Justice Department lawyer over the deportation of illegal immigrants.

“Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemy Act than has happened here,” she continued. “There’s no regulations, and nothing was adopted by the agency officials that were administering this. People weren’t given notice. They weren’t told where they were going. They were given those people on those planes on that Saturday and had no opportunity to file habeas or any type of action to challenge their removal.”

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign responded soon after, stating, “Well, Your Honor, we certainly dispute the Nazi ideology,” pointing out that some of the individuals were able to file habeas petitions.

A habeas petition is a legal filing individuals can make to challenge the legality of their detention — where a court will determine if their detainment was justified under the law.

District Judge James Boasberg, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, also temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ability to deport illegals from the country under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15th.

Boasberg also denied the federal government’s request to lift the temporary hold on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, claiming that the deported individuals are up against a “likelihood of potential torture.”

“In Salvadoran prisons, deportees are reportedly ‘highly likely to face immediate and intentional life-threatening harm at the hands of state actors,’” he wrote. “As the government itself concedes, the awesome power granted by the Act may be brought to bear only on those who are, in fact, ‘alien enemies.’”

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has requested the appeals court to intervene and are expected to issue a decision in the coming days.

Millett continued, explaining to Ensign that she “feels like there was no time” for the individuals to challenge the detentions, and “were only able to [file] because the district court froze things.”

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Trump Slams ‘Radical Left Lunatic Judge’ in Deportation Case

By Sandy Fitzgerald    |   Wednesday, 19 March 2025 08:12 AM EDT

President Donald Trump early Wednesday once again slammed U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, calling him a "Radical Left Lunatic Judge" for his weekend order to stop deportation flights from removing alleged gang members from the country.

"If a President doesn't have the right to throw murderers and other criminals out of our Country because a Radical Left Lunatic Judge wants to assume the role of President, then our Country is in very big trouble and destined to fail!" The president posted on his Truth Social page, a day after a separate post calling for Boasberg's impeachment.

Boasberg, a District of Columbia federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama, Saturday issued a 14-day temporary block on Trump being able to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 while deporting 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

In his order, Boasberg, the chief judge of the federal district court, said that any flights in the air with the deportees should return to the United States, but the Trump administration argues that the planes were already gone when the order was issued.

Trump on Tuesday said in an interview that "many people" have called for Boasberg's impeachment.

"I don't know who the judge is, but he's radical left," he told Fox News. "He was Obama-appointed, and he said we shouldn't be able to take criminals, killers, murderers, horrible, the worst people, gang members, gang leaders, that we shouldn't be allowed to take them out of our country. It's not for a local judge to be making that determination."

Trump also dismissed a rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who issued a statement after Trump called for the judge to be impeached, saying, "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."

"He didn't mention my name in the statement," Trump said. "I just saw it quickly. He didn't mention my name."

Meanwhile, Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, on Tuesday introduced a resolution to impeach Boasberg.

To impeach a federal judge, a simple majority must be reached in the House, but would then go to the Senate, where a trial would be held. It would take a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate to convict the judge and remove him from the bench.

Federal Judge Halts Trump And Musk’s Attempt To Dismantle USAID, Challenging DOGE Cuts

(L) U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang. (Photo via: United States District Court – District of Maryland) / (R) A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

OAN Staff James Meyers
4:00 PM – Tuesday, March 18, 2025

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally with his directive to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), also halting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from making any more cuts to the agency.

The Trump administration is likely to appeal the decision.

Maryland U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang imposed a preliminary injunction, mandating that the Trump administration restore email and computer access to all employees who work for USAID — including those who were placed on administrative leave.

Chuang was nominated by former Democratic President Barack Obama on September 25th, 2013, and he received his commission on May 2nd, 2014.

The judge has also restricted the Tesla founder and DOGE from taking action against USAID without “express authorization” from an official at the agency.

“The court finds that Defendants’ unilateral action to shut down USAID likely violated the United States Constitution,” Chuang wrote in a 68-page ruling, giving the White House seven days to confirm in writing that access was restored to USAID employees.

The administration will have two weeks to submit documentation confirming that USAID “will be able to reoccupy USAID headquarters at its original location.”

The ruling comes after the DOGE organization shut down USAID, fired all employees, and removed signage from its headquarters in D.C. — in addition to ending programs worldwide. Soon after, the administration applauded the cutting of wasteful government funding, including $60 billion in foreign aid spending and 92% of USAID grants.

After taking back the White House, Trump was highly critical of the agency, explaining that it had “been run by a bunch of radical lunatics, and we’re getting them out.”

72nd Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named as its acting administrator.

The main legal questions asked about the actions of DOGE are what Musk’s role is, whom Trump has previously suggested is the leader of the organization. However, lawyers for the administration have stated in legal documents that Musk is a “special government employee” (SGE) of the president.

NPR also previously reported that Musk is not being paid for his work with DOGE.

In February, Vice President JD Vance responded to Democrats’ complaints regarding Musk’s DOGE involvement.

The judge continued, explaining his “reasoning” for the ruling.

“If a president could escape Appointments Clause scrutiny by having advisers go beyond the traditional role of White House advisors who communicate the president’s priorities to agency heads and instead exercise significant authority throughout the federal government so as to bypass duly appointed officers, the Appointments Clause would be reduced to nothing more than a technical formality,” Chaung wrote.

“Under these circumstances, the evidence presently favors the conclusion that, contrary to defendants’ sweeping claim that Musk acted only as an advisor, Musk made the decisions to shutdown USAID’s headquarters and website even though he ‘lacked the authority to make that decision,’” Chuang continued.

“This record must be considered alongside the fact that Musk appears to have been involved in the shutdown of CFPB [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] headquarters as well,” Chuang stressed in his opinion.

“And there is evidence that shows or strongly suggests that Musk and DOGE, despite their alleged advisory roles, have taken other unilateral actions without any apparent authorization from agency officials.”

In response, Musk ripped into the ruling by reposting an X post from conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Kirk stated: “the only two clauses of the left’s constitution were ‘Thou shalt have open borders’ and ‘All American money will be sent abroad.’”

“Today’s decision is an important victory against Elon Musk and his DOGE attack on USAID, the United States’ government, and the Constitution,” said Norm Eisen, a CNN legal analyst and executive chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund — who represented the plaintiffs.

“This case is a milestone in pushing back on Musk and DOGE’s illegality,” he continued.

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Judge Pauses Plan to Put USAID Workers on Leave; Trump Aims to Cut U.S. Trade Deficit With Japan

With just hours to go before thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees were to be placed on administrative leave, a federal judge put the plan on hold. President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House. What did the two leaders announce, and what new executive orders did Trump sign Friday? From trade talks to tariffs, we explore the latest developments surrounding the United States, Japan, and China with Dennis Wilder, professor of Asian studies at Georgetown University. A Chinese AI chatbot that shocked Silicon Valley is now making waves on Capitol Hill. What's prompting the serious concerns being raised over data privacy and national security? With lawmakers seeking to ban AI bot DeepSee over its ties to China, a cybersecurity expert joins us to assess. The Israeli prime minister and other world leaders share their thoughts after Trump issues sanctions against the International Criminal Court.

Illegal Migrant Jose Ibarra Found Guilty Of All Charges In Murder Of Laken Riley, Judge Rules

Supporters of former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. Riley, a nursing student, has become the face of immigration reform after her murder allegedly by an illegal immigrant on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
Supporters of former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a “Get Out the Vote” rally in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff James Meyers
8:55 AM – Wednesday, November 20, 2024

A judge found illegal migrant Jose Ibarra guilty on Wednesday of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, while she was running on the University of Georgia campus on February 22nd. 

The 26-year-old Ibarra was found guilty of murder by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard and other charges that relate to Riley’s death. Ibarra had waived his right to a jury trial, which meant that it was ultimately up to Haggard to decide his fate. 

The trial began Friday, and prosecutors called over a dozen law enforcement officers, Riley’s roommates and a woman who lived in the same apartment as Ibarra. Defense attorneys called a police officer, a jogger and one of Ibarra’s neighbors on Tuesday and rested their case Wednesday morning.

Prosecutor Sheila Ross told the judge that Ibarra encountered Riley while she was out running on the University of Georgia campus on February 22nd and killed her during a struggle. 

Defense attorney Dustin Kirby stated that Riley’s death was a tragedy and that the evidence was graphic and disturbing in the case. However, he said there was not sufficient evidence to prove that Ibarra killed Riley.

He now faces life behind bars as the sentencing is set for 12:30 pm ET on Wednesday. 

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Pennsylvania Judge Allows Musk’s $1M Voter Petition Giveaway To Continue

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 20: SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the town hall at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Musk has donated more than $75 million to America PAC, which he co-founded with fellow Silicon Valley venture capitalists and tech businessmen to support Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during a town hall at the Roxian Theater on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:24 PM – Monday, November 4, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/pennsylvania-judge-allows-musks-1m-voter-petition-giveaway-to-continue/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

A Pennsylvania judge ruled in favor of allowing Elon Musk’s political action committee to continue giving out $1 million per day to registered swing state voters who signed the petition, pledging to support free speech and gun rights.

Ronald of Clarkston, Michigan received $1M for signing our petition to support the Constitution.

Every day until Election Day, one person who signs up will be selected to earn $1M as a spokesperson for America PAC.

SIGN: https://t.co/TMeyWUhbrH pic.twitter.com/akSJEd3IQz

District Attorney Larry Krasner (D-Pa.) sued to block the contest in Philadelphia on October 28th, arguing that Musk’s process of handing out money was a scam “designed to influence a national election.”

“This was all a political marketing masquerading as a lottery,” Krasner continued. “That’s what it is. A gift.”

Judge Angelo Foglietta ruled that the contest was not an “illegal lottery,” as America PAC's lawyers successfully argued that the funds were given to the best spokespeople within the MAGA movement.

“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” stated America PAC attorney Chris Gober. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”

“There is no prize to be won, instead recipients must fulfill contractual obligations to serve as a spokesperson for the PAC,” Gober added during the hearing.

Krasner responded by showcasing Musk at an October Trump rally, telling rally-goers that the money would be “randomly” awarded, rather than deliberately picked.

“That doesn’t sound like a spokesperson contract,” Krasner added.

Musk has already doled out $16 million since the giveaway began on October 19th, with the final winner to be announced on Election Day.

The Pennsylvania ruling was a huge win for the Trump campaign in a critical swing state carrying 19 electoral votes, which certainly has the potential to decide the outcome of the election.

Musk’s giveaway falls under a gray area under election law, which prohibits paying individuals to register to vote, however, in order to get the funds, voters only have to sign the petition, rather than register to vote.

The U.S. Department of Justice previously warned Musk’s PAC that the scheme could potentially violate federal law, but federal prosecutors have yet to take any action.

America PAC lawyers also argued that the two remaining winners will be from individuals living in Arizona and Michigan, which would mean the Pennsylvania lawsuit wouldn’t have an affect on the ability to continue the giveaway in other states.

“The only people protected by Pennsylvania law are in Pennsylvania,” stated Richard Briffault, a Columbia Law School professor.

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Trump Remarks on VA Judge Halting Voting Roll Purge

Pennsylvania: Over 2,500 Fraudulent Voter Registration Forms Submitted to Lancaster County Election Office

OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
11:00 AM – Friday, October 25, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/pennsylvania-at-least-2500-fraudulent-voter-registration-forms-turned-into-lancaster-county-election-office/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

Commissioners Josh Parsons, Ray D’Agostino, and Alice Yoder of Lancaster County stated during a news conference on Friday that during the last days of the registration process, at least 2,500 forged voter registration applications were submitted to the county’s election office.

The group said that its election staffer, led by director Christa Miller, found irregularities, including duplicate handwriting and inaccurate personal information, and notified the District Attorney’s Office of this, along with Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams.

According to preliminary data, up to 60% of the applications were fake, with phony addresses and identifications serving as clues, the Politics.UA outlet reported.

Adams shared that many applications “appear to have the same handwriting, filled out on the same day with unknown signatures, and some were previously registered voters, and the signatures on file did not match the signatures on the application,” but she emphasized that her remarks would be limited because this is an ongoing investigation.

Some applications did have accurate personal identifying information, she added. However, when investigators contacted the identities on the forms, they frighteningly discovered that the individuals on the forms had neither requested nor filled them out.

“At this point, it’s believed that the fraudulent voter registrations are connected to a large-scale canvassing operation for voter registrations that date back to June, however, a majority of the applications received are dated August 15,” Adams said.

“The majority of the applications were from residents in the city of Lancaster,” she continued. “However, applications were also received from residents in Columbia, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Stevens, Strasburg, as well as other locations across Lancaster County. Canvasses themselves took place at various shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores and businesses, sidewalks and parks. In those preliminary investigations, detectives were able to some of the applications were indeed legitimate.”

Meanwhile, the Lancaster County commissioners’ chair, Parsons, used the occasion to praise the election board personnel and blast the local media and the Pennsylvania Department of State.

With support from other counties and the local police, the investigation is still underway. There are 46,000 ballot returns, 65,873 mail-in ballot requests and 365,210 registered voters in Lancaster County. The Board underlined how crucial honesty and openness are to the electoral process.

 

 

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Louisiana federal judge blocks Biden protections for trans students under Title IX in four states

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SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/06/louisiana-federal-judge-blocks-biden-protections-for-trans-students-under-title-ix-in-four-states; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

“Those states had argued that unless the rule was blocked, schools would be required to allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms conforming to their gender identities.” It is not “discrimination” to consider the rights and privacy of ALL students.

Texas State Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that the changes were Joe Biden’s “effort to weaponize Title IX for his extremist agenda.” Paxton also said that “Threatening to withhold education funding by forcing states to accept ‘transgender’ policies that put women in danger was plainly illegal.”

Under Biden’s extension of Title IX regulations, trans activists have also been pushing for trans sports participation to be included. Interpretations of “discrimination” may also end up including the use of incorrect pronouns.

In another development involving trans youth this week, the American College of Pediatricians condemned underage gender transition.

“U.S. A judge blocks Biden's protections for transgender students in four states,” by Nate Raymond, Reuters, June 13, 2024:

A federal judge in Louisiana on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing in four states a new rule that bars schools and colleges that receive federal funding from discriminating against students based on their gender identity.

U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Monroe issued a preliminary injunction barring a U.S. Department of Education rule that extended sex discrimination protections under Title IX to LGBT students from taking effect in the Republican-led states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho.

The ruling by Doughty, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, appeared to be the first nationally to block the rule in response to one of the many lawsuits filed by Republican-led states and conservative litigants challenging it.

The Education Department in issuing the rule said it clarified that the prohibition against sex-based discrimination in schools and colleges that receive federal funding contained in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 also includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The department cited a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that a ban against sex discrimination in the workplace contained in a different law, Title VII, covered gay and transgender workers….

Biden Nominates Activist Judge Who Put Trans Rapist in Women’s Prison; State Judiciary Hearing Erupts

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SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/05/biden-nominates-activist-judge-who-put-trans-rapist-in-womens-prison-state-judiciary-hearing-erupts; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

The radical left agenda, fully adopted by the Biden administration and Biden’s cronies, is an increasing danger to Americans. According to the group Citizens Renewing America, Netburn is a radical leftist judge who “has a history of inserting her radical gender ideology in the court room.” The group further reported about Netburn being questioned at a Senate Judiciary hearing:

When questioned by Senators during the hearing, Judge Netburn was not able to answer why she recommended that a male serial rapist who was convicted of molesting a 9-year boy and sexually assaulting a 17-year old girl and was later convicted of possessing and sending child pornography, be sent to a women’s prison.

The Courthouse News Service described the Senate Judiciary Committee as descending “into a screaming match.”

Watch Senator Cruz question Netburn:

Netburn became Biden’s 200th federal court nominee, “putting the White House well on track to surpass the number of lifetime judges appointed by former President Donald Trump.”

That’s not all Netburn is known for. In 2020, after Biden was declared president but while Trump was still in office, Netburn signed an order “that compelled Google to secretly hand over to criminal investigators information from the email account” of the Project Veritas journalist “who had obtained Ashley Biden’s diary.” At the same time, Netburn forbade Google from letting the journalist know anything about the order, thus preventing Project Veritas “from fighting the move.”

Now Netburn gets nominated for the lifetime position.


“Biden nominates judge who put transgender rapist in women’s prison,” by Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times, May 28, 2024:

Judge Sarah Netburn, nominated by President Biden to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, faces a rocky path to confirmation after Republicans exposed her decision to move a sex offender from a transgender woman to a women’s prison.

Judge Netburn, who has served as a magistrate judge for 12 years, disregarded the recommendation of the Bureau of Prisons and ordered prison officials to move July Justine Shelby, who was imprisoned under the name William McClain, to a women’s prison.

Republicans tore into her decision at a heated hearing this month, labeling Judge Netburn a political activist who twisted the Constitution to justify moving the prisoner and put vulnerable women in danger.

Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, scoffed at Judge Netburn’s reasoning for moving the prisoner, who she said had “serious medical needs” that were not being met at the men’s facility.

“The Board of Prisons said, ‘What planet did you parachute in from?" "You're going to a male prison with this kind of record," Mr. Kennedy said in response. “And you sent him to a female prison, did you? You said that the Board of Prisons was trying to violate Ms. Shelby, former Mr. McClain’s, constitutional right, didn’t you?”

Judge Netburn’s nomination now hinges on a Senate committee vote that hasn’t been scheduled and, if she clears that hurdle, a Senate floor vote…..

“That’s something that the voters need to make clear that this is something that they’re going to hold them accountable for, that we’re not going to allow judges to be activists and staff men into women’s prisons under the guise of the Constitution,” May Mailman, director of Independent Women’s Law Center, told The Washington Times.

“She says that the Constitution requires men to be housed with women, which is just absurd,” Ms. Mailman said….

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