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Yesterday a Federal Judge’s son & husband were gunned down in their N.J. home by a man dressed as a FedEx driver. Her son was killed instantly & her husband is in critical condition. They found the gunman w/a self inflicted gunshot wound.
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The victim of this crime, US District Judge Esther Salas, is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a US Magistrate Judge & as a US District Judge in the district of New Jersey. She was appointed by President Obama and confirmed in 2011.
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The main suspect was later identified as Roy Den Hollander , a self-described "anti-feminist" lawyer.
In 2018, Hollander argued a case before Salas, representing a mother and daughter who claimed the draft is unconstitutional
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In 2018, Hollander argued a case before Salas, representing a mother and daughter who claimed the draft is unconstitutional
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Because women aren’t allowed to register for it. Salas let the case proceed, but last year,Hollander asked another lawyer to take over for him bc he had terminal cancer. In a self-published book,
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Hollander insulted Salas, calling her a "lazy and incompetent Latina judge appointed by Obama."Den Hollander filed lawsuits to try to stop nightclubs from holding "ladies' nights," arguing this violated the 14th Amendment,
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and end women's studies programs at colleges.He also referred to the “Violence Against Women Act” as the "Female Fraud Act." In 2008, Hollander told The New York Times his anger against feminists stemmed from a bad divorce.
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investigators are looking into whether Den Hollander, because of his terminal cancer diagnosis, decided to "take out" his perceived enemies before dying.
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#ONEV1 https://theweek.com/speedreads/926622/suspect-killing-new-jersey-federal-judges-son-antifeminist-lawyer
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#ONEV1 https://theweek.com/speedreads/926622/suspect-killing-new-jersey-federal-judges-son-antifeminist-lawyer
