TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 5 P30

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 5 P30 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 278 HILL ANITA FAYE We need to turn THE QUESTION AROUND TO LOOK AT THE HARASSER NOT THE TARGET. We NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND LOOK AT ANYONE WHO IS A VICTIM OF HARASSMENT. AND say You do not HAVE TO REMAIN SILENT ANYMORE. Anita Hill When Hill s allegations became public they stood as a potential roadblock to Thomas s confirmation. During a live broadcast of the Senate hearings Hill s personal motives character and politics were scrutinized relentlessly. Both Hill and Thomas brought in witnesses to support their separate versions of events. Thomas angrily denied Hill s charges and accused the senators of conducting a media circus and a high tech lynching. Hill stood by her story despite the accusations of some senators who suggested that she was delusional. Her testimony was detailed and graphic. In a clear dispassionate manner she described Thomas s alleged interest in pornographic films and bragging comments about his sexual performance. She steadfastly denied that she was lying or prone to fantasies. Despite Hill s damaging testimony Thomas weathered the hearings and received Senate confirmation by a narrow margin on October 15 1991. Hill returned to the University of Oklahoma Law School and tried to resume her quiet private life. Immediately after the Hill-Thomas hearings only 24 percent of the registered voters who responded to a Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll indicated that they believed Hill 40 percent thought Thomas was telling the truth. Just one year after Thomas s confirmation public opinion had changed. In a 1992 Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll 44 percent of the people interviewed sided with Hill and 34 percent believed Thomas. One possible explanation for this shift in loyalties was the nation s year-long posthearing examination of the nature and effects of sexual harassment. Perhaps as more people became aware of the problem and more women revealed their own encounters with sexual harassment Hill s credibility increased. To some the .

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