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STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Suspension of US Army’s Top Sexual Assault Prosecutor

Mar 07 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO SUSPENSION OF...

Kirsten Gillibrand Blames White House in Failure of Military Sexual-Assault Bill

Mar 06 2014

Attorney Susan Burke is featured in this article from the National Journal: Victim-advocacy groups who support the Gillibrand bill said...

McConnell Dodges Criticism From Both Sides With Vote on Gillibrand Bill

Mar 06 2014

Roll Call reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., made what appeared to be a politically savvy move Thursday, voting...

Senate Blocks Taking Sex Assault Outside Military Command

Mar 06 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Bloomberg: The vote came on the same day...

Kirsten Gillibrand’s sexual assault bill derailed

Mar 06 2014

Politico reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand came up short Thursday in her yearlong campaign to overhaul military sexual-assault policies, falling five...

Bill to remove commanders from sex assault prosecutions fails

Mar 06 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: “It is a travesty that...

Military Sexual Assault Bill Months In The Making Fails In Senate

Mar 06 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this ABC News article: Protect Our Defenders, a group representing survivors...

Senate blocks Gillibrand sexual assault bill

Mar 06 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this MSNBC article: The votes took place as two sexual assault...

US Senate to vote on Kirsten Gillibrand’s military sexual assault bill

Mar 06 2014

The Associated Press reports: Legislation to curb sexual assaults in the military by stripping senior commanders of their authority to...

Army’s top sex assault prosecutor suspended after assault allegation

Mar 06 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: The suspension follows on the...

Circus Trial Looms Over Military Sex Assault Reform

Mar 06 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from VICE: The trial has become a sideshow to...

Senate shoots down military sexual assault reform bill

Mar 06 2014

Al Jazeera America reports: The Senate blocked a bill Thursday that would have stripped senior U.S. military commanders of their...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on President Obama to Have Military Sexual Assault Victims’ Backs After Vote Filibustered

Mar 06 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA...

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STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Suspension of US Army’s Top Sexual Assault Prosecutor

Kirsten Gillibrand Blames White House in Failure of Military Sexual-Assault Bill

McConnell Dodges Criticism From Both Sides With Vote on Gillibrand Bill

Senate Blocks Taking Sex Assault Outside Military Command

Kirsten Gillibrand’s sexual assault bill derailed

Bill to remove commanders from sex assault prosecutions fails

Military Sexual Assault Bill Months In The Making Fails In Senate

Senate blocks Gillibrand sexual assault bill

US Senate to vote on Kirsten Gillibrand’s military sexual assault bill

Army’s top sex assault prosecutor suspended after assault allegation

Circus Trial Looms Over Military Sex Assault Reform

Senate shoots down military sexual assault reform bill

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on President Obama to Have Military Sexual Assault Victims’ Backs After Vote Filibustered

Everything You Need To Know About The Military Sexual Assault Bill That Passed In The Senate

[VIDEO] ABC Nightly News: Broken Trust: Senate Blocks Bill Designed to Protect Women of Sexual Assault in the Military

POLITICO: When a scandal becomes a cause

[VIDEO] US Army’s top sex assault prosecutor suspended after assault allegation

Huffington Post: Top Army Sex Crime Prosecutor Under Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations Surface

Stars and Stripes: Army’s top sex assault prosecutor suspended after assault allegation

TIME: Senate to Vote on Competing Military Sexual Assault Bills

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