A fund supporting terrorism victims has claimed Justice Department settlement money. If successful, an already-depleted fund that assists domestic violence and rape survivors could lose out.
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Posted inTAP
SCOTUS’s History and Tradition of Error Correction
Today on TAP: The Supreme Court takes a step back from its partisan ‘history and tradition’ test.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Domestic Violence Perpetrators Get to Carry Guns?
A Supreme Court case being heard next week is the latest fallout from the ‘Bruen’ ruling, which put practically all of the nation’s gun laws into question.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Making Paid Sick Time a Reality
Organizing for paid leave, which is on the verge of passing in Minnesota, is part of a larger challenge to reverse an abusive workplace status quo.
Posted inPolitics
The Gun Deal Misdirection
Every day waiting for a bipartisan agreement is a day further away from reconciliation.
Posted inPolitics
A Spineless Gun Agreement
Congress is ready to settle for less, or nothing at all.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Raising Awareness of Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Domestic Violence Survivors
Many people suffer needlessly since there are few programs available to help and guide them through medical and mental-health struggles.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Protecting Domestic Abuse Survivors’ Privacy Online
Advocates at the state level are fighting for stronger confidentiality programs for survivors of domestic abuse.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Jeff Sessions Does Not Understand Domestic Violence
As the Trump administration half-heartedly attempts to clean up the mess that its family separation policy created, another regressive policy that alters who can seek asylum in the United States is now in effect. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a directive in mid-June that severely restricts the ability of asylum seekers to gain entry into […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Sheltering Muslim Domestic Violence Survivors
With Islamophobia at historic levels, a Muslim social services provider finds that women who flee to shelters often confront new abuses from non-Muslim survivors and staff members.