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Schorr and criminal defence attorneys, meanwhile, criticised the proposed changes to New York's sexual assault laws.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The county’s district attorney, who announced Monday his office would reopen an investigation into the alleged assault, cited New York’s laws around intoxication and consent in explaining why he initially did not pursue criminal charges.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Because of this, Coates said he believes an attack by the US on Canada would not begin with an armed assault, but rather with more discreet means like cyberwarfare.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Emirati probe will look at all possible motives for the pilot assault in the Israel-bound plane’s cockpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This achieved the desired result, blocking the treaty, while avoiding a frontal assault on executive power.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Title IX is a federal civil rights law mandating that universities follow certain rules when investigating sexual assaults.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“And I’m going to stand up to those assaults, and Californians will continue to stand up to those assaults.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Since then, Colombia has stepped up air assaults and authorized joint military operations with the United States.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

These videos depict a fun-loving land that welcomes foreigners and embraces friends at 250 years old despite all the advertised assaults on its social fabric.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Like us, they are tired—exhausted really—from being vigilant against assaults, from trying to stay on The Beast.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

Pennsylvania has also made efforts to try and change the law to make it easier for victims who were intoxicated to prove they were assaulted.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Leto, in a statement shared with The Times on Wednesday, denied the allegations raised by the BBC documentary: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Standing in line wedged among many people, my nostrils are assaulted by the stale smell of bodies that have not been washed for many days.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Defence lawyer Mohamed Sakr said in court that the order prohibiting Ahmed from assaulting, threatening, stalking or intimidating his father had been accepted without admissions, according to national broadcaster ABC.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Under Essayli, federal prosecutors in L.A. have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

One man has denied assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago, people familiar with the probe said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Perhaps he had found a means of assaulting the effrontery of M. Minkoff.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole