Citing Prospect reporting, Reps. Katie Porter and Jackie Speier want to know whether the military is improving its sexual crimes database.
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Gillibrand Slams ‘Four Men’ for Watering Down Military Sexual Assault Reform
The New York senator worked for a decade and assembled two-thirds of the Senate to support her reform, only to see it wither in a closed-door conference.
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Burying the Evidence
How the military concealed its best chance at solving its sexual assault problem
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Chamber of Commerce Tries to Silence Sexual Harassment Victims
In a familiar tactic, the Chamber manufactures an alternative to a broadly bipartisan effort to end forced arbitration for workplace sexual misconduct cases.
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Military Justice Reform Adopted Into Annual Defense Bill
The entirety of Sen. Gillibrand’s bill has landed in the NDAA. But supporters worry that the political hurdles are far from over.
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Senate Democrat Blocks Military Sexual Assault Bill
The bill’s filibuster-proof. But Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Jack Reed is blocking a vote.
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On the Perils of Ignoring Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Claim
Democrats cannot simply hope that charges levied at Joe Biden will be ignored by Donald Trump.
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#MeToo and Women’s Economic Empowerment
Low-wage women workers are the most vulnerable to harassment and abuse. Herewith, some policies to better protect them.
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I Know Why Sexually Assaulted Women Resist Coming Forward; I’ve Been There
To name your attacker is to invite vilification by a society more inclined to believe him than you.
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#MeToo Too Far: Reflections on a Judge’s Recall in California
The instinct to punish judges for an unpopular or mistaken decision is alive and well and imperiling judicial independence.