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Abuse Shelter Domestic Violence

PR: Florida Lawmakers Need to Address Deep-Seated Problems Confronting Abuse Shelters

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Florida Lawmakers Need to Address Deep-Seated Problems Confronting Abuse Shelters WASHINGTON / February 24, 2020 – Recent media accounts revealed exorbitant salaries among executives at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (1), triggering the issuance of subpoenas to 13 current and former members of the FCADV

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Title IX

College due process issues addressed by legislation

https://www.ocpathink.org/post/college-due-process-issues-addressed-by-legislation College due process issues addressed by legislation February 19, 2020 Ray Carter, Director, Center for Independent Journalism College students facing potential expulsion would be guaranteed due-process rights comparable to those provided in a court proceeding under legislation approved by a state Senate committee. Senate Bill 1466, by Sen. Julie Daniels, creates the “Student and

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Abuse Shelter Domestic Violence

Florida Abuse Shelters Are Abusing the System and the Clients They Serve

K Renee February 20, 2020 Unless you have been in seclusion without access to news or people, you are well aware, and likely aghast, of the recent media accounts revealing the exorbitant compensation payouts to executives at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. But the concerns of executive compensation packages of up to $7.5 million

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Campus Sexual Assault

SAVE Testimony in Opposition to Connecticut Bill SB 19

Testimony of Susan Stewart, Director, State Legislative Initiative In Opposition to SB 19 February 13, 2020 Good afternoon, my name is Susan Stewart and I am the Director, State Legislative Initiative for SAVE: Stop Abusive and Violent Environments. SAVE is a national organization working at both the federal and state level for fairness and due

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Campus Sexual Assault

Hartford Sex Hearing Marred by Actions of Lawmakers and Staffers

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Recalling Campus Kangaroo Courts, Hartford Sex Hearing Marred by Actions of Lawmakers and Staffers WASHINGTON / February 18, 2020 – A February 13 hearing designed to elicit public comment on a bill regarding campus sexual assault was marred by unprofessional behavior exhibited by several lawmakers and

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Sex Trafficking

Cindy ‘Sherlock’ McCain’s False Claim Is Symptom of Human Trafficking Hysteria

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/cindy-mccains-false-human-trafficking-claim-shows-hysteria-on-issue-11198400 “Something didn’t click with me. I tell people trust your gut. I went over to the police and I told them what I thought and they went over and questioned her and by God she was trafficking that kid.” — Cindy McCain Gage Skidmore/Flickr.com Cindy ‘Sherlock’ McCain’s False Claim Is Symptom of Human Trafficking

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Title IX

Judge scolds UConn for banning witness testimony that could undermine rape accuser

https://www.thecollegefix.com/judge-scolds-uconn-for-banning-witness-testimony-that-could-undermine-rape-accuser/ Judge scolds UConn for banning witness testimony that could undermine rape accuser GREG PIPER – ASSOCIATE EDITOR •FEBRUARY 6, 2020 State’s lawyer repeatedly gets facts in the record wrong Last week we reported on a federal judge’s approval of a temporary restraining order against the University of Connecticut for running an alleged sham trial against a student

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Title IX

Prosecute, Smear, Acquit

https://blog.simplejustice.us/2020/02/01/prosecute-smear-acquit/ Prosecute, Smear, Acquit Not everyone is aware that the #MeToo “movement” didn’t arise organically. I had been told it was coming well before it happened, that there was a deliberate plan to circumvent the difficulties presented by the legal system, even the Title IX campus sex tribunals, because they required two things that proponents

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Violence Against Women Act

REAUTHORIZATION OF VAWA-2020

http://mensenews.org/domestic-violence-articles/item/132-reauthorization-of-vawa-2020.html?fbclid=IwAR2k0tYAHfGhZv_KYwCmdAZq_EUdy1PqIVUxiGZ2FuVe9mNXMTsynYKiSBY Monday, 03 February 2020 13:47 REAUTHORIZATION OF VAWA-2020 FEATURED Written by Robert Cubby At this point in time the House of Representatives have forwarded their amended version of the Violence Against Women Act to the Senate. It is stalled because provisions governing the seizure of firearms among other concerns.

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Sexual Harassment

Legislators discard element of sexual harassment definition, broadening liability

https://libertyunyielding.com/2020/02/03/legislators-discard-element-of-sexual-harassment-definition-broadening-liability/ Legislators discard element of sexual harassment definition, broadening liability By Hans Bader February 3, 2020 World’s largest gavel, outside courthouse in Columbus, Ohio On January 30, a subcommittee in Virginia’s House of Delegates voted 5-to-2 to adopt a revised version of HB 1418, a bill to expand employers’ liability for sexual harassment. The bill originally applied to employers