by Lee Rossi | Jul 31, 2021 | Legislative News of Relevance, Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse / Trauma & PTSD
Article by Kay Jones and Hollie Silverman, CNN Updated 7:21 PM ET, Wed July 21, 2021 (CNN)Liberty University has been sued by 12 women who claim the school created an environment on its Virginia campus that increased the likelihood of sexual assault and rape. The...
by Lee Rossi | May 8, 2021 | Gender Inequality, Legislative News of Relevance
A message from EME: On March 5, 2021, Attorney Wendy Murphy argued, before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, that the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) was ratified by 38 states in January, 2020, but the U.S. Archivist refused to publish it as the...
by Lee Rossi | Dec 5, 2019 | Legislative News of Relevance, Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse / Trauma & PTSD
Article by JakeThomas Nov 21 Republicans have objected to the House-passed version in part due to its closing of the “boyfriend” loophole. Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa blocked a vote on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday,...
by Lee Rossi | May 24, 2019 | Legislative News of Relevance, Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse / Trauma & PTSD
Article by Orion Donovan-Smith May 17 Click here to watch video A Republican Missouri legislator apologized Friday for using the phrase “consensual rape” during a debate over a new, restrictive antiabortion bill. “I’m not trying to make excuses,” said Rep. Barry...
by Lee Rossi | May 10, 2019 | Gender Inequality, Legislative News of Relevance
Article by MARK JOSEPH STERN On Tuesday, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “fetal heartbeat” bill that seeks to outlaw abortion after about six weeks. The measure, HB 481, is the most extreme abortion ban in the country—not just because it would impose...
by Lee Rossi | May 10, 2019 | Legislative News of Relevance
‘Women have been waiting 232 years for equality in this country.’ — Actor Patricia Arquette urged Congress to finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment Click here to watch video
