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STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS FILES AMICUS BRIEF BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN THE FERES DOCTRINE; PROVIDE PATH TO JUSTICE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS

Dec 02 2020

Washington, DC – Protect Our Defenders (POD), the national organization dedicated to ending the epidemic of sexual assault and racial disparity in the...

Vice News: The U.S. military is facing its own #MeToo moment

Nov 20 2020

“Rape in the military is a huge problem. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to take a hard line, saying he’ll support...

Speier, Gillibrand Demand Explanation for Delayed Investigation Into Allegations of Sexual Harassment Against Former Navy Auditor General

Nov 19 2020

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chair of the House Military Personnel Subcommittee, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of...

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