Claire McCaskill’s sexual assault bill passes
Politico reports: Sen. Claire McCaskill’s legislation to force changes in the military’s sexual assault policies passed the Senate on Monday...
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Military sexual assault bill clears Senate: what it could mean for troops
The Christian Science Monitor reports: With a commanding 97-to-0 vote, the Senate passed major military sexual assault legislation Monday just...
Fight, Kirsten, fight
The New York Daily News reports: In turning thumbs down on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s push to reform how the military...
Military sexual assault bill clears Senate: what it could mean for troops
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Christian Science Monitor: Still, victims advocates say...
Survivors of military sex assaults frustrated with legislation
CNN reports: Prior to Senate approval of what has been called watered-down legislation that preserves the authority of military commanders...
Senators Rally Behind Military Sexual Assault Bill
The Associated Press reports: Senators rallied behind significant changes in military law to curb rape and sexual assault within the...
Editorial: The Senate misses the point on military rape
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board writes: This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to pass a bill to fight rape in...
Gillibrand lost vote, won points
The Times Union reports: Can’t win for losing? Oh yes she can. One thing’s for sure about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s...
[VIDEO] CNN: Survivors of military sex assaults frustrated with legislation
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member BriGette McCoy discusses sexual assault in the military with Jake Tapper on CNN’s The...
Politics at play in U.S. Army general’s sex crimes trial -judge
Reuters reports: A military judge found on Monday that politics had been unlawfully injected into the rare court-martial of a...
Senators Rally Behind Military Sexual Assault Bill
The Associated Press reports: Senators rallied behind significant changes in military law to curb rape and sexual assault within the...
Editorial: The Senate misses the point on military rape
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board writes: Some members of the Senate think that’s quite enough. But this measure, pushed by Sen....
Politics at play in U.S. Army general’s sex crimes trial -judge
Reuters reports: A military judge found on Monday that politics had been unlawfully injected into the rare court-martial of a...
As reports of military sexual assaults grow, Senate does nothing
Washington Post Columnist Petula Dvorak writes: The examples are becoming too ridiculous to ignore, don’t you think? On Thursday, the...
Gillibrand lost vote, won points
The Times Union reports: One thing’s for sure about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s yearlong campaign to reform the military justice system:...
As reports of military sexual assaults grow, Senate does nothing
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis is featured in this article from the Dallas Morning News: And we...
Dignity in Senate defeat
The Times Union reports: The Senate on Thursday bowed to the Pentagon leadership and blocked controversial legislation that would have...
Fight, Kirsten, fight
The New York Daily News reports: In turning thumbs down on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s push to reform how the military...
[VIDEO] Is military better handling its sexual assault problem? Congress is watching.
The Christian Science Monitor report: In the past 50 years, the Army has court-martialed only two generals. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey...
Congresswoman Jackie Speier: General Misconduct
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) rights for the Huffington Post: “Cheater,” “bribe taker,” “skirt chaser” and “drunk” should not be the...