In 2019 SAVE — a leader in the national policy movement to restore due process, stop false allegations, and protect all victims — had a banner year. As we close out this year, SAVE is putting a bow on 2019 and gearing up for the challenges and opportunities the New Year is sure to bring.

We take this opportunity to thank you for joining in our fight and inspiring us to keep moving the needle towards fairness. As we reflect back on 2019, SAVE…

…diligently focused on restoring campus due process and Title IX requirements.

• SAVE influenced the pending Title IX regulation by submitting 3 in-depth comments during the Notice & Comment period.
• SAVE assisted prospective students and parents to avoid schools with biased and unfair practices by publishing a list of the 25 worst colleges for due process.
• Attorneys benefited by the publishing of a new interactive spreadsheet listing over 100 lawsuits with favorable outcomes, and also by the publication of the Special Report: Appellate Court Decisions for Allegations of Campus Sexual Misconduct, 2013-2018.
• SAVE visited 12 states (NM, TX, CA, OR, WA, MO, MN, NY, NY, CO, CT, MA) to shape their state’s campus sexual assault laws.
• SAVE made our presence and position known on Capitol Hill with over 150 lobbying visits in the House and Senate designed to restore due process to campus Title IX proceedings.

…. educated stakeholders on unfair victim-centered and trauma informed investigative techniques.

• Police departments and campus security offices across our nation received letters from SAVE to discontinue their use of biased trauma-informed investigative techniques.
• SAVE assisted defense attorneys by developing legal strategies for their interest and use.
• SAVE gained 3,350 signatures from concerned citizens on the Change.org Petition (“Stop Sham ‘Start by Believing’ Investigations”).
• SAVE sent two letters to Attorney General Barr to stop DOJ funding of Start By Believing investigations
• SAVE published a new report that debunks trauma-informed methods: “Understanding the Neurobiology of Trauma and Implications for Interviewing Victims: Are We Trading One Prejudice for Another?”

…. saw encouraging results with campuses owning up to their Title IX obligations by ending disparities in sex-specific scholarships.

• SAVE analyzed scholarship websites of 269 colleges in all 50 states and sent 228 Demand Letters to universities.
• Ten colleges voluntarily ended their discriminatory, female-only scholarships due to SAVE sending a Demand Letter highlighting their obligations to Title IX.
• The Office of Civil Rights received 18 complaints from SAVE to investigate universities for alleged Title IX non-compliance.

…worked to reform the Violence Against Women Act:

• SAVE volunteer lobbyists held over 100 meetings in the House & Senate to educate staffers on the flawed version of VAWA.
• SAVE sponsored a well-attended DC press conference to shed a bright light on the issue.
• SAVE distributed flyers on a weekly basis to members of Congress.
• SAVE promoted a “Fresh Start” to the VAWA law, which has begun a movement to a restored and fairer version of VAWA.

…shaped public opinion on due process, trauma-informed investigative techniques and VAWA by appearing on talk-radio in over 160 interviews.  Media outlets, such as the LA Times, reported on the positive work SAVE is accomplishing with the Title IX Equity project.

We have a lot to be thankful for at SAVE and your continued support of our work is at the top of the list.   We foresee challenges, opportunities and victories in 2020 and beyond.  You have our commitment to continue to passionately lead the policy movement to restore due process, stop false allegations, and protect all victims.