Daily Tidings: Ashland Police Department advises U.S. military on sexual assault cases
Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia is featured in this article from Daily Tidings: Brian Purchia, communications manager for...
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Baltimore Sun: Breaking the silence
Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board Member Brian Lewis is featured in this investigative series from the Baltimore Sun that appeared...
Politico: Gary Patton out in DOD sexual assault post
Politico reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who is leading the push to reform Pentagon sexual assault policies, said she looked...
The Salt Lake Tribune: Utahns push for more changes to military sex assault protocol
The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Amos Guiora, a University of Utah law professor, has been among those advocating to remove...
San Antonio Express-News Editorial: Compromise on military sexual assault not enough
The San Antonio Express-News reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., says she has been assured of a vote this year on...
[VIDEO] Al Jazeera America: Inside the military’s male sexual assault problem
Al Jazeera America reports: According to an anonymous 2012 Department of Defense survey of active-duty service members, approximately 14,000 men...
Times-Union Editorial: A bad message to women
The Times-Union editorial board calls for fundamental reform to the broken military justice system: Ms. Gillibrand claims bipartisan support from...
Democrat and Chronicle: Gillibrand not giving up on sexual assault measure
The Democrat and Chronicle reports: With 10 senators still undecided on the issue, according to Gillibrand, there was a possibility...
Military Times: Defense bill strengthens rape, sex assault protections
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this Military Times article: Still, there is a sense of disappointment...
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor: Gillibrand amendment is right way
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor John Walsh backs Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA) in this op-ed from The Hill:...
Bloomberg Businessweek: Gillibrand Vows to Pursue Military Sexual-Assault Legislation
Protect Our Defenders is featured in this Bloomberg Businessweek article: “Congress has chosen to sidestep the most important military justice...
Politico: A woman who channels pain into solutions
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier and is veteran Ariana Klay are featured in this Politico article: I...
New York Daily News: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s legislation to curb sexual assaults in military not part of defense bill
The New York Daily News reports: She could try to tack her proposal onto the bill through an amendment —...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Promises to Keep Up Fight For Fundamental Reform to Fix Broken Justice System, Support Military Sexual Assault Survivors and Improve Our Military
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PROMISES TO KEEP...
NBC News: Defense deal minted, but Gillibrand sexual assault amendment dropped
NBC News reports: Lawmakers announced a sweeping agreement Monday to pass a long-awaited authorization bill for the Defense Department before...
New Yorker: The relentless rise of Kirsten Gillibrand
Protect Our Defenders is featured in this article from the The New Yorker: This Fall Gillibrand gave interviews to Fox,...
San Antonio Express-News: Commanders a big part of the problem
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board calls on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement Act: Commanders have been part...
Doonesbury: Garry Trudeau simply sums up need for fundamental reform
Doonesbury creator and Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board member, Garry Trudeau shows exactly why we need to fundamentally reform our...
Huffington Post: The Rise Of Kirsten Gillibrand: How Hillary Clinton’s Heir Is Winning Battles And Silencing Critics
The Huffington Post profiles Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): Gillibrand, 46, has approached politics with the same sense of urgency. Most...
New York Times: New York’s Junior Senator, Doggedly Refusing to Play the Part
The New York Times reports: If her colleagues grumble about her ambition in a body where freshman members are applauded...