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- Supreme Court Justice Nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford at a house party in Maryland while the two were teenagers. Kavanaugh categorically denies the allegations and asserts that any investigation will clear him and that there is an organized effort to discredit him and scuttle his nomination. He acknowledges that he attended parties while in high school but says that he never met Blasey Ford and that he never had sex until he was married. Kavanaugh also talks about his support of women and says that he has already hired a team of women law clerks in anticipation of being confirmed to the Supreme Court. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the hearing.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Professor Christine Blasey Ford responds to questions before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee where she has testified that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a house party in Maryland when they were both teenagers. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee. Rachel Mitchell, head of the Maricopa County, Arizona, Special Victims Division, questions Blasey Ford on behalf of the Republican committee members. The Democratic Senators ask their own questions. Blasey Ford clarifies her recollections of the alleged assault and is questioned about the reliability of her memory.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks about preventing campus sexual assault. Biden delivers remarks at an event releasing the first report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Biden states, "but these are not just numbers. These are our friends, these are our daughters, these are our neighbors, these are your classmates." Biden plays, "1 is 2 Many: PSA 60 Seconds," an anti-sexual assault video, on which several celebrities advocate against sexual assault. Harvard graduate Madeline Smith tells of her personal experience as a rape victim and introduces Biden.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of Psychology Rebecca Campbell delivers a talk entitled, "Shelving justice : understanding the problem of untested sexual assault kits (SAKs) in Detroit." Campbell describes her four-year project working with the Detroit Police Department to address the backlog of 8,707 untested SAKs. Campbell discusses the causes of the backlog and steps taken to clean it up and to prevent a future backlog.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Professor Christine Blasey Ford delivers her opening statement before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. She alleges that U.S. Supreme nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a house party in Maryland when they were both teenagers. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee and makes an opening statement describing the investigations into Kavanaugh's background conducted to date. Ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) also delivers an opening statement in which she recounts statements made by other accusers not invited to testify before the committee. Ford describes the circumstances of the alleged assault, the impact it has had in her life and why she has now come forward.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks on preventing sexual assault. Obama says that the government and nation have the capacity to stop sexual assault, support those who have survived it, and bring perpetrators to justice. Obama talks of having signed the re-authorization of the violence against women's act, releasing a new report outlining administrative efforts and goals of doing more, and asks those that will be joining him to come forward so that he may sign the memorandum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh responds to questions before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and defends himself against allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford at a house party in Maryland when they were teenagers. Rachel Mitchell, head of the Maricopa County, Arizona, Special Victims Division, questions Kavanaugh on behalf of the Republican committee members. Kavanaugh denies Ford's allegations says that if the committee wants an FBI investigation, he will comply. He also answers questions about his alcohol consumption and his sexual behavior. Senator Graham charges the Democrats with playing political games.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Stanford University history professor Estelle Freedmen delivers a talk entitled "Redefining rape : sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation." Freedman explores the efforts of both women's rights and racial justice advocates who have tried to change legal and cultural constructions of sexual violence in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her talk revolves around the following three points: the historically fluid concept of rape, rape's relationship to citizenship, and the particular historical context in which legal changes have occurred as well as their limits.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to Marines, sailors and their families at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California. Calling them the "9/11 generation," Obama describes the role Marines played in the early response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and their continued role in protecting the nation. He praises individual Marines and their families for their service. Obama calls on the Marines and sailors to help in the fight against sexual assault within the ranks saying that such assaults are undermining the effectiveness of the military. He talks about steps his administration has taken to help veterans find jobs after their service is completed.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-08-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of Psychology Rebecca Campbell delivers a talk entitled, "Shelving justice : understanding the problem of untested sexual assault kits (SAKs) in Detroit." Campbell describes her four-year project working with the Detroit Police Department to address the backlog of 8,707 untested SAKs. Campbell discusses the causes of the backlog and steps taken to clean it up and to prevent a future backlog.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection