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“I'm going to treat your children like I want my children to be treated. I'm going to treat your parents the way I want my parents to be treated. I'm gonna treat your future the way I want my future to be.”— Scott Colom said this in a speech to supporters in Jackson after his victory in Mississippi's Senate race was projected.

“They did not believe a moment like this was possible. But I kept the faith.”— Scott Colom said this at a gathering of supporters after his victory in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race.

It is imperative that Cornell be willing to examine itself with the same rigor we expect of others. We want to understand not just what happened in 2024, but how Cornell can become a leader in preventing sexual violence, supporting those who come forward and responding to allegations rigorously, fairly and compassionately, Smalling said.

— Anne Meinig Smalling, chair of Cornell's Board of Trustees, commenting on the announced independent review of Cornell's handling of sexual misconduct.

The seizure of the ballots was unlawful.

— Patricia Guerrero, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, in the court’s unanimous ruling that the seizure of the ballots was unlawful.

"The investigation found that Cpl. Farrell had less-than-lethal options on his utility belt that he did not employ, including a taser. At the time of the shooting, the officer was a safe distance from Pysher behind a car, and the victim had his hands in the air and did not possess any type of weapon. Mr. Pysher was not a threat. This is not a legal use of deadly force, leading to the charge of Voluntary Manslaughter," Steele said in a news release.— Kevin Steele, Montgomery County District Attorney, in a news release

"He is responsible of the murder of Tupac Shakur,"— Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal, in closing arguments in the trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis

I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM.

— Trump wrote on Truth Social disputing Pirro’s assessment of the Reflecting Pool and the DOJ finding.

political system not built for normal people.

— Graham Platner; in a video explaining that his decision to drop out of the Maine Senate race was not an admission of guilt but a critique of a political system not built for normal people.

Entrance is limited to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election. I will also personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote. This is super important.

— Elon Musk, via an X post in late March (as reported by TIME)