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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “disappointed” the case was dropped, but the government denies it purposefully sabotaged the trial to avoid a potentially embarrassing diplomatic incident.

“It was the defendant’s plan and intention, taking steps purposefully, to assassinate the Supreme Court justice. And that did not change but for the presence of law enforcement,” prosecutor Coreen Mao said during Friday’s hearing.

It seeks to create a more welcoming environment for conservatives, asking colleges to make governance changes and abolish departments that “purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”

One term asks universities to commit to “transforming or abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”

That includes “transforming or abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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