Max Rivlin-Nadler writes for Gawker: “Making the rounds in the days leading up to the Zimmerman verdict was the story of Marissa Alexander, a Florida woman now serving up to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot in the area of her abusive husband,…
Sheila Bapat writes for RH Reality Check: “On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a critical piece of U.S. legislation addressing racial bias at the polls. Tuesday also marked the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a major piece of New Deal legislation that Read more …
Demand that a floor vote on S. 967 be scheduled and urge your senators — both Democrats and Republicans — to vote for this bill. Tell them that you will be watching closely as to whether they will vote to protect sexual assault survivors and make this necessary reform that will truly bring about military justice.
From BBC News Health: “More than one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence, a report by the World Health Organization and other groups says. It says 38% of all women murdered were killed by their partners, and such violenc…
The Editorial Board of The New York Times writes: “The spate of alarming incidents in recent months underscoring the depth of the military’s sexual assault problem did not dissuade Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, from…