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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Convicted Air Force General Loses Two Stars, To Retire as Colonel After Sexual...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Protect Our Defenders Celebrates Historic Joint Chiefs of Staff Nomination of Air Force...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Univision Film #IamVanessaGuillen Wins Webby Award, Recognizing Power of Survivors’ Storytelling Made in partnership with...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** New Pentagon Report Details Increase in Sexual Assault Reports Reported military sexual assault...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Calls For Independent Investigation Into Fort Hood Climate & Culture Following the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Announces Legal Counsel for The Family of Private Basaldua Ruiz POD and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Calls on Biden Administration and Congress to Scrutinize Fort Hood Investigation Following...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Calls For Congressional Hearings and Legislative Action in the Wake of Abhorrent...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** New Report Details Dramatic Increase in Sexual Assault at US Military Academies Nearly...

February 16, 2023 ***Announcement*** Protect Our Defenders’ Next Chapter We have a lot to celebrate. As we reflect on the...

January 26, 2023 ***Announcement*** #IAmVanessaGuillen to be shown at this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival Protect Our Defenders is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Files Amicus Brief on Mental Health Privilege as RAND Report Highlights Barriers...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2022 ***STATEMENT*** 2023 NDAA Advances Historic Military Justice Reform; Removes All Prosecutorial Authority From Chain...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2022 Netflix Releases “I Am Vanessa Guillen” Documentary; Details Guillen Family’s Fight to Reform Military...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2022 ***YALE VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES CLINIC PRESS RELEASE*** Military Justice Reform Advocates Sue For Servicemember Prosecution...