Panel on Women, Epstein, Diddy, 58 Minutes
Summary
The ABA Criminal Justice Section announces a panel at the 2026 CJS Spring Meeting examining how legal systems respond to harm inflicted on women, particularly from marginalized communities. The panel will explore the intersection of celebrity, coercion, and systemic indifference to survivors' voices using the Epstein and Combs cases as case studies. Participants include Ann Ratnayake Macy and Braelah McGinnis.
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The ABA announced a panel discussion for the 2026 CJS Spring Meeting that will examine what is missing from the national conversation surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein and Sean 'Diddy' Combs cases. The panel explores the intersection of gender, power, accountability, and how systems of justice respond—or fail to respond—to harm inflicted on women from marginalized communities.
Legal professionals attending the CJS Spring Meeting should note this session addresses broader questions of systemic indifference to survivors' voices within the criminal justice system. The panel features Ann Ratnayake Macy and Braelah McGinnis as participants. This is an informational session with no compliance obligations or regulatory changes.
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The revelations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and Sean “Diddy” Combs have reignited a national reckoning on gender, power, and accountability, forcing the legal community to confront how systems of justice respond—or fail to respond—to the harm inflicted on women, particularly those from marginalized communities. This panel at the 2026 CJS Spring Meeting explores what is missing from the national conversation about these cases, examining the intersection of celebrity, coercion, and systemic indifference to survivors’ voices.
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Ann Ratnayake Macy
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Braelah McGinnis
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