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Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell loses appeal

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the sex trafficking offense of Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for assisting late sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Maxwell will remain in a Florida prison, where she will continue to serve a 20-year sentence for her role of procuring teen girls as victims for Epstein between …

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West Virginia transgender sports ban overturned in federal appeals court

A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a West Virginia law that prohibited transgender girls from competing against biological girls in sports. The 2-1 ruling came from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling found the law violated Title IX – in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, its West Virginia chapter and Lambda Legal. CLICK HERE …

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