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Criminal,
Judges and Judiciary,
U.S. Supreme Court

Sep. 28, 2018

A seasoned prosecutor versus a sexual assault victim?

We have a seasoned prosecutor cross-examining a victim of a violent crime for the whole country to see. Yet, the cross-examination is no match for the witness.

Elana R. Levine

Senior Counsel
Jacobson, Russell, Saltz, Nassim & de la Torre LLP

Email: lani@llglaw.com

Elana's practice is devoted to litigating wage and hour representative and class actions in California. She is an active member of the California Employment Lawyers Association.

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A seasoned prosecutor versus a sexual assault victim?
Christine Balsey Ford being sworn in at the Kavanaugh hearings on Thursday. (New York Times News Service)

There are so many things wrong with what is going on in the world stage this week, and there are so many things right. We have a seasoned prosecutor cross-examining a victim of a violent crime for the whole country to see. Yet, the cross-examination is no match for the witness.

Rule 1: Don't sexually assault a brilliant woman. This will only light the fire in her to educate herself in the field of psychol...

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