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1. Your Abusive Boyfriend Just Lost His Right To Legally Buy A Gun. Or Did He?: (Feminism); ... as well. The official Statement of Administration Policy from the Office of the President clarifies that the act will “narrow the ‘boyfriend loophole’ by prohibiting someone convicted of a misdemeanor ...; Created on 15 July 2022
2. #FREETIANNA: Black Youth Activist Faces 15 years In Prison For Organizing Against Police Brutality: (Feminism); ... one felony count of company, one count of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, a misdemeanor; and once misdemeanor count of unlawful assembly.. Another protester, Elias Bautista, 22, was also arrested ...; Created on 10 August 2020
3. Recent Legislation is Putting the Rights of Transgender Youth At Risk: (Feminism); ... changed the minimum age for medical care from 18 to 16, and the punishment for doctors from a Class 4 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The proposition of HB 1057 was immediatley met with backlash from ...; Created on 24 January 2020
4. Good Ole Texas Is The First State To Ban Unsolicited D*ck Pics And We're Side-Eyeing The Other 4: (Feminism); ... explicit visual material” punishes it by making the crime a misdemeanor with the possibility of a $500 fine. The unlikely wind beneath the wings of this change? Bumble. The app’s headquarters are located ...; Created on 11 September 2019
5. Today is a New Day for Childhood Sex Abuse Victims in New York: (Feminism); ... in the coming years. The permanent increase of the statute of limitations in New York will allow survivors to pursue misdemeanor charges up to the age of 25, felony charges up to 28, and civil suits up ...; Created on 14 August 2019
6. SNL Proves We All Need To Pay Attention To Elizabeth Warren: (TV); ... misdemeanors. And in 2015, she opposed a bill to require the state attorney’s office — the title she had at the time — to investigate shootings involving police officers. She also has an unfortunate record ...; Created on 06 May 2019
7. The House Reauthorized The Violence Against Women Act, And It's About Tim: (Feminism); ... most controversial provision of the new reauthorization is the lowering of the criminal threshold to ban someone from purchasing a firearm to include misdemeanor convictions of stalking. Currently, this ...; Created on 04 April 2019
8. Chris Brown Arrested on Rape Charges in Paris: (Feminism); ... 2018, Brown posted a video on Instagram of his daughter, Royalty, holding a monkey named Fiji. Soon after, California Fish and Wildlife agents seized the capuchin monkey and Brown was charged with a misdemeanor ...; Created on 22 January 2019
9. We Need To #KeepFamiliesTogether: Link Roundup: (Feminism); ... and claims asylum, the prosecution and therefore the arrest for the misdemeanor of the illegal entry cannot be pursued while the political asylum claim is being pursued.” Though the bill had 100 co-sponsors ...; Created on 19 June 2018
10. Missy Elliott On "The Female Era" in 1998: From The BUST Archive: (Music); ... A minute ago, the question on everyone’s lips was, “Whazzup with the chick in that crazy Hefty Bag jumpsuit?” Now Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott is the buzz in the music industry. At twenty-five she’s been ...; Created on 13 June 2018
11. Jameela Jamil Calls Out Emile Hirsch’s White Male Privilege And History Of Abuse: (Entertainment); ... her in a chokehold from behind, dragged her across a table, and body-slammed her to the floor. Bernfeld claimed that he must have acted in self-defense, but he plead guilty to misdemeanor assault and was ...; Created on 11 June 2018
12. Time’s Up Calls For The Music Industry To #MuteRKelly: Link Roundup: (Feminism); ... and now they are moving to release people who were convicted and charged with marijuana possession over the few decades. “Vacating charges for misdemeanor marijuana possession is a necessary step to correct ...; Created on 30 April 2018
13. Lynda Carter Says She Was Sexually Harassed While Filming "Wonder Woman": Link Roundu: (Living); ... In The Senate, Because Of Throwing Stars A Kansas bill that would keeps guns out of the hands of people recently convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence — which unanimously passed the House last month ...; Created on 12 March 2018
14. A Teenage Girl Says She Was Arrested, Then Raped By Two NYPD Cops. Five Months Later, She's Still Fighting For Justice: (Feminism); ... the only thing a cop can be charged with is the misdemeanor of “official misconduct,” with a maximum sentence of up to one year in prison — and Martins and Hall claim they had consensual sex with Anna. ...; Created on 08 February 2018
15. There's A Sexual Assault Epidemic Affecting People With Intellectual Disabilities — And We Need To Talk About I: (Feminism); ... with an investigation, and two misdemeanors. Prosecutors later dropped the felony charges and the court sentenced McClain to two years of probation and $15,000 in fines. What is unique about Pauline’s ...; Created on 09 January 2018
16. Rob Kardashian, Revenge Porn Is Never Okay: (Feminism); ... purpose of causing distress. Rob Kardashian could ostensibly be found guilty of this crime, which is considered a misdemeanor in California, and face up to six months in jail." For now, Rob is just facing ...; Created on 10 July 2017
17. Heart Goes On Hiatus Following Domestic Violence Claims: (Music); ... longer breathe, they said. He was arrested and charged with two counts of assault, one misdemeanor and one felony. Ann said in an interview with Rolling Stone that she believes it was "unnecessary" to ...; Created on 10 April 2017
18. We Need To Talk About Mel Gibson's Domestic Abuse Allegations (And Racist, Sexist, Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Comments, Too: (Movies); ... no contest to a misdemeanor charge of battering Grigorieva, in a deal that let him avoid jail. Gibson was sentenced to 36 months of probation, a $600 fine, 52 weeks of counseling, and 16 hours of community ...; Created on 23 February 2017
19. Finally, The Oscars Aren’t #SoWhite — But Casey Affleck And Mel Gibson Need To Go: (Movies); ... Sheriff’s Department also undertook a domestic violence investigation. Gibson eventually pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. In a 2010 interview, Grigorieva said: "[Gibson] assaulted ...; Created on 24 January 2017
20. Race, Rape, And Unwelcome Dick Pics In The 2016 Election: (Living); ... as an eight-year-old girl who was nearly raped was the first and last time I ever experienced the misogyny and unlawful misdemeanor of a willful assailant, but it wasn’t. With the clash of social media ...; Created on 24 October 2016

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