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

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NEW YORK (AP) — Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining an effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations, according to court filings…

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  1. Just the News

    Two more of the accused Cornell 7 join effort to remove Letitia James from leading investigation (opens Just the News)

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    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.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining an effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations, according to court filings…

  3. Washington Examiner

    Four Cornell defendants join push to remove Letitia James from investigation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    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.

  4. The Boston Globe

    Four Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The development comes a day after James appointed Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw a sex crimes case against music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, as outside counsel for the investigation.

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