Four Cornell lawsuit defendants join bid to remove Letitia James from investigation

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit have joined a co-defendant’s petition to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the alleged gang rape, according to the Associated Press. The petition argues that social media comments James made about the case before her appointment could compromise her impartiality. Gov. Kathy Hochul named James special prosecutor in early October, and on November 4 James named Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor, as outside counsel. Just the News reports that a judge last month questioned whether he could remove James unless all the accused men joined, and that only some of the seven have done so.

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Four men named in the former student’s lawsuit joined a co-defendant’s petition to remove James from the investigation.
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Far Left
The Boston Globe
Left
TheGrio, ABC News
Right
Washington Examiner
The petition argues that James’ public statements about the case before her appointment could compromise her impartiality.
One outletTheGrio· Left
Gov. Kathy Hochul tapped James as special prosecutor in the case in early October.
One outletWashington Examiner· Right
On November 4, James announced that Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor, would serve as outside counsel leading the investigative work.
One outletTheGrio· Left
Just the News reports that a judge last month questioned whether he could remove James unless all the accused men joined the petition.
One outletJust the News· Far Right

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Each side reports that four men named in the Cornell lawsuit joined a petition to remove James from the investigation. Left-side headlines stress a growing challenge to James’ impartiality, while right-side headlines describe the men as accused, and Just the News stresses that only some of the seven have joined.

the left
3 outlets
Left-side headlines present the four men’s move as a growing challenge to James’ authority; the AP report appears under near-identical headlines at ABC News and The Boston Globe.
Letitia James faces growing removal challenge as four more Cornell defendants join court petition
TheGrioLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
No coverage yet
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the right
2 outlets
Right-side headlines call the men accused and describe a push or effort to remove James, while Just the News, at the far end, stresses that only two more of the accused Cornell 7 joined.
Four Cornell defendants join push to remove Letitia James from investigation
Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Leads with

growing legal challenge to James’ authority
James’ social media comments about the woman
concerns about impartiality

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the judge’s earlier stance that all seven accused men join

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TheGrioLeft
Letitia James faces growing removal challenge as four more Cornell defendants join court petition
Four men named in a Cornell University lawsuit have joined a legal effort to remove Letitia James from the reopened
1 hr agoRead at TheGrio (opens in a new tab)
ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report
4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from investigation
Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining a co-defendant’s effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations
14 hr agoRead at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
Also published by The Boston Globe. It counts once.
The Boston GlobeFar LeftAssociated Press report
Four Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation
The Boston Globe published a report that is shown in full at ABC News. The headline is the one The Boston Globe gave it.
8 hr agoRead at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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2 outlets

Leads with

the men as accused of gang rape
Hochul’s appointment of James as special prosecutor
the judge’s condition that all seven join

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Washington ExaminerRight
Four Cornell defendants join push to remove Letitia James from investigation
Four men accused of being involved in an alleged gang rape at Cornell University have joined a legal effort to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the investigation into the incident. Gov. …
12 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
Just the NewsFar Right
Two more of the accused Cornell 7 join effort to remove Letitia James from leading investigation
A New York judge last month stopped short of removing James, questioning if he had the authority to do so unless all the accused men joined the petition seeking her removal.
16 hr agoRead at Just the News (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
ABC News, Nov 5, 8:51 PM EST
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Right
1 hr 54 min later
Its first report, Nov 5, 10:44 PM EST

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ABC NewsLeftNov 5, 8:51 PM EST
Washington ExaminerRightNov 5, 10:44 PM EST
The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 6, 2:30 AM EST
TheGrioLeftNov 6, 9:59 AM EST

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Four Cornell lawsuit defendants join bid to remove Letitia James from investigation

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From the left

Letitia James faces growing removal challenge as four more Cornell defendants join court petition

4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from investigation

Four Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation

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From the right

Four Cornell defendants join push to remove Letitia James from investigation

Two more of the accused Cornell 7 join effort to remove Letitia James from leading investigation

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