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Richard Lardner reports for the Associated Press on Protect Our Defenders: At a Capitol Hill press conference on Tuesday, a...

Bill Would Ban Commanders From Overturning Court-Martial Verdicts

Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish read a portion of a...

Video: Reps Speier, Braley and Meehan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Military Commanders from Overturning Convictions

Video of a press conference held by Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier, Representatives Bruce Braley, and Patrick...

Top-Level Probe of Air Force Sexual Assault Cases Long Overdue

Tod Robberson reports for Dallas Morning News on Protect Our Defenders: After I posted this item, I received an email...

The Guardian: Victim of US Military Sexual Assault ‘Scared’ After Conviction Overturned

Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: At a press conference on Tuesday, Nancy...

Media Advisory: Protect Our Defenders to Read Statement from Aviano Sexual Assault Victim

**Survivor Brian Lewis, Petty Officer Third Class Navy Ret. and Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member will testify at the...

Protect Our Defenders Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Hearing on Sexual Assaults in the Military

Watch hearings video here Read the Statement from Aviano victim (below) Read Testimony from Protect Our Defenders Board Member Brian Lewis...

General’s Decision to Overturn Sentence Under Review

Sig Christenson reports for the San-Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Protect Our Defenders founder Nancy Parrish...

New York Times: Hagel to Open Review of Sexual Assault Case

James Risen reports for The New York Times: The Wilkerson case has gained attention because it highlights what critics say...

Hagel to Review Aviano Sexual Assault Case

Richard Lardner reports for The Associated Press: [Defense Secretary Chuck] Hagel said that under military law, neither he nor the...

Media Advisory: Protect Our Defenders President to Read Statement from Aviano Sexual Assault Victim on Tuesday

**Protect Our Defenders President, Nancy Parrish will read a portion of a statement from the victim of the sexual assault...

Hagel Orders Review of UCMJ after Wilkerson Sex Assault Case

Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: In overruling the jury’s verdict, Franklin, himself a fighter pilot, had disregarded the...

Military’s Sexual-Assault Rules Need Review, Hagel Says

David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: “There is no justice in a...

Washington Post: Air Force General’s Reversal of Pilot’s Sexual-Assault Conviction Angers Lawmakers

Mar 09 2013

Craig Whitlock reports for The Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.),...

Political Blotter on Military Judicial Reform Act

Mar 09 2013

Josh Richman reports for Inside Bay Area on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San...

Service, Not Subservience: The U.S. Military’s Sexual-Violence Problem

Eryn Sepp reports for The Daily Beast: There is a persistent problem of institutionalized sexual violence in the military that...

The Shame of Military Rape

Steve Chapman reports for The Chicago Tribune on The Invisible War: A female general says: “It’s akin to what happens...

Leon Panetta: Military ‘Looked the Other Way’ in Case of Jeremy Goulet, and Santa Cruz Officers Paid the Price

Josh Richman reports for San Jose Mercury News: Some U.S. military officials “looked the other way” rather than aggressively pursuing...

Film Sheds Light on Sexual Assault in Military

Bob Seay reports for WGBH on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: “The only credible solution is an...

Air Force’s Accountability for Sexual Assault: Not Promoting Convicted Officer