Katie Herchenroeder
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Katie Herchenroeder
@katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
Contributing writer @vanityfair.com. Journalist on politics, gendered inequality, & violence against women. Past: Mother Jones, The New Republic, VICE, + | Alum: Newmark J-School, City College of New York.
Reposted by Katie Herchenroeder
Reposted by Katie Herchenroeder
As @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social reported, the judge in the E. Jean Carroll case went to great lengths to clarify that while Trump's alleged actions didn't meet the state's definition of "rape," they were what people broadly understand as "rape."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A federal judge has gone to great lengths to make clear Trump really did rape E. Jean Carroll
Why state-level legal minutiae impacts what words are used to describe the former president's criminal conduct.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Reposted by Katie Herchenroeder
And as @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social also wrote, NY wound up passing a law that expanded the definition of "rape."

When she signed the bill into law, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) recognized Carroll “for her courageous efforts to make sure justice was done.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New York state passes law that could have counted Trump’s actions as rape
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law broadening the definition of rape beyond penile penetration.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM