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A federal judge in Washington warned of the risk of autocracy and the rise of lawlessness in America, as she sentenced a convicted U.S. Capitol riot defendant to eight months in prison. In lengthy and at times blistering remarks during the Thursday sentencing hearing of a former U.S. Marine, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly warned of parallels between Jan. 6, 2021, and the stanley tumblers election that preceded the U.S. Civil War. Jan. 6 defendant Jesus Rivera approaching U.S. Capitol. Screenshot from live stream. Government exhibit Kollar-Kotelly s remarks f stanley mug ive days before the end of this year s heated midterm election campaigns included references to the risk of the dissolution of democracy in America. We should appreciate what an extraordinary country we live in, with a vibrant democracy, Kollar-Kotelly said. As she issued a prison sentence to defendant Jesus Rivera, of Florida, the judge said there s a need for judges to ensure proper deterrence, in order to prevent a recurrence of violence after future elections. Lawlessness breeds lawlessness, Koller-Kotelly told Rivera.She convicted Rivera at a bench trial in June on four federal charges, including disorderly conduct. Prosecutors argued Rivera had livestreamed the riot and made exhortations to the crowd on Jan. 6. The Justice Department soug stanley cup ht a nine-month prison sen Albi Labor Confronts Race Issue
This story was written by Chris Herring, Michigan DailyThe number of underrepresented minorities in the University of Michigan2008 freshman class dropped slighty, according to final enrollment statistics released Monday morning. The percentage of underrepresented minorities enrolled, 10.4, is a small drop from last year, when the same groups comprised 10.8 percent of the freshman class. The 2008 class marks the first full wave of enrollees affected by Proposal 2, which in 2006 banned the use of race- and gender-based affirmative action in the state. The ban was implemented in 2007, but only after t stanley nz he university was halfway through its admission cycle, likely lessening the ban s impact. The individual minority groups differed in their enrollment levels when compared to last year. The percentage of black students enrolled increased to 6.4 percent -- a 1-percent boost from last year and the highest it s been since 2005. About 70 fewer Hispanic students enrolled caneca stanley this fall, though, dropping the group s enrollment percentage about a point to 3.4 percent. Both Native Americans and Asian Americans were enrolled at a lower rate this year, but each saw a decrease of less than one percentage point. This year s class saw a 4-percent rise in the number of white students that enrolled. University President Mary Sue Coleman lauded the unive stanley italia rsity s outreach efforts, but
A federal judge in Washington warned of the risk of autocracy and the rise of lawlessness in America, as she sentenced a convicted U.S. Capitol riot defendant to eight months in prison. In lengthy and at times blistering remarks during the Thursday sentencing hearing of a former U.S. Marine, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly warned of parallels between Jan. 6, 2021, and the stanley tumblers election that preceded the U.S. Civil War. Jan. 6 defendant Jesus Rivera approaching U.S. Capitol. Screenshot from live stream. Government exhibit Kollar-Kotelly s remarks f stanley mug ive days before the end of this year s heated midterm election campaigns included references to the risk of the dissolution of democracy in America. We should appreciate what an extraordinary country we live in, with a vibrant democracy, Kollar-Kotelly said. As she issued a prison sentence to defendant Jesus Rivera, of Florida, the judge said there s a need for judges to ensure proper deterrence, in order to prevent a recurrence of violence after future elections. Lawlessness breeds lawlessness, Koller-Kotelly told Rivera.She convicted Rivera at a bench trial in June on four federal charges, including disorderly conduct. Prosecutors argued Rivera had livestreamed the riot and made exhortations to the crowd on Jan. 6. The Justice Department soug stanley cup ht a nine-month prison sen Albi Labor Confronts Race Issue
This story was written by Chris Herring, Michigan DailyThe number of underrepresented minorities in the University of Michigan2008 freshman class dropped slighty, according to final enrollment statistics released Monday morning. The percentage of underrepresented minorities enrolled, 10.4, is a small drop from last year, when the same groups comprised 10.8 percent of the freshman class. The 2008 class marks the first full wave of enrollees affected by Proposal 2, which in 2006 banned the use of race- and gender-based affirmative action in the state. The ban was implemented in 2007, but only after t stanley nz he university was halfway through its admission cycle, likely lessening the ban s impact. The individual minority groups differed in their enrollment levels when compared to last year. The percentage of black students enrolled increased to 6.4 percent -- a 1-percent boost from last year and the highest it s been since 2005. About 70 fewer Hispanic students enrolled caneca stanley this fall, though, dropping the group s enrollment percentage about a point to 3.4 percent. Both Native Americans and Asian Americans were enrolled at a lower rate this year, but each saw a decrease of less than one percentage point. This year s class saw a 4-percent rise in the number of white students that enrolled. University President Mary Sue Coleman lauded the unive stanley italia rsity s outreach efforts, but