Congresswoman Slaughter Very Proud of House of Cards Reference
Politicker reports: New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has broken the ultimate rule in Washington politics, blasting out a spoiler to...
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Ex-Marine’s suit over sexual assault case faces uphill battle
Protect Our Defenders is featured in this McClatchy News article: In the Senate, meanwhile, Klay and her allies appear short...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Protect Our Defenders to Attend Oral Arguments in Lawsuit Against Pentagon on Behalf of Sexual Assault Victims Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2014 Contact: Max Wertheimer, 415-303-1584, max@protectourdefenders.com *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS TO ATTEND...
Huffington Post: The Time Is Now for Military Justice for Assault Victims
Terry O’Neill, President, National Organization for Women, writes for the Huffington Post: Very soon, the U.S. Senate will hold an historic...
Season 2 of ‘House of Cards’ takes on military sexual assault
The Military Times reports: For at least the second time, an Air Force brochure that told victims of sexual assault...
AP Exclusive: Misconduct forces more soldiers out
The Associated Press reports: The number of U.S. soldiers forced out of the Army because of crimes or misconduct has...
Group shines a light on victim backlash in military sex assaults
Protect Our Defenders is profiled in this article from the Military Times: Three years ago, a friend and congresswoman shared...
Former police officer brings his law enforcement expertise to SAPRO
The Air Force Times reports: Dave Thomas stumbled into his calling. It was 1980 and Thomas, a junior business and...
Should Military Sexual Assault Victims Have to Release Their Mental Health Records?
The Wire reports: In the ongoing debate over how the military should reform its handling of sexual assault, one case...
New York Times: Lead Prosecutor’s Abrupt Departure Rattles Military Sexual Assault Case
The New York Times reports: The military’s most closely watched sexual misconduct prosecution has been thrown into turmoil after the...
Our View: Take sex-crime trial decisions away from the brass
The Fayetteville Observer Editorial Board writes: Rape, sexual assault and forcible sodomy are serious criminal matters in the civilian legal system....
Washington Post: Alleged military sex assault victims seek to block use of counseling records
The Washington Post reports: The sexual assault case at the U.S. Naval Academy that began at an off-campus party nearly...
Al Jazeera America: To prosecute sexual assault, go off campus
Al Jazeera America reports: But it doesn’t do much for the victims, the accused or even their classmates — not...
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Bill Is This Close To Being Passed
NYU Local reports: Sexual assault in the military has been at the forefront of controversy on the Hill and on...
32 sexual assaults reported at Ohio military base in 4-year period
The Norwalk Reflector reports: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base reported 32 alleged sexual assaults involving adult victims from 2010 to 2013,...
San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Senate must pass reforms to help end epidemic of sexual assault military
The San Jose Mercury News Editorial Board writes: The way sexual assaults are handled in the military is a disaster...
NPR: Democrats Clash In Military Sexual Assault Debate
NPR reports: The Capitol Hill crackdown on sexual assaults in the U.S. military has been a rare mission on which...
Editorial: Pentagon should release sexual assault records
The Editorial Board of the News Journal writes: An age-old tactic of bureaucracies is to stall. Keep the complainers waiting...
Take Part: The Military Has a Rape Problem–and It’s Not Just Women Who Suffer
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis is featured in this expose from Take Part: On the morning Brian...
VIDEO: Congresswoman Speier gives speech on military sexual assaults in Japan
Congresswoman Speier spoke on the House floor about the chaotic way the military’s chain of command handles sexual assault reports...