Kirsten Gillibrand’s sexual assault bill derailed
Politico reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand came up short Thursday in her yearlong campaign to overhaul military sexual-assault policies, falling five...
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Bill to remove commanders from sex assault prosecutions fails
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA...
Everything You Need To Know About The Military Sexual Assault Bill That Passed In The Senate
BuzzFeed reports: The Senate Thursday passed a set of modest reforms to rules governing sexual assault claims in the military,...
POLITICO: When a scandal becomes a cause
Politico reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and supporters of her crusade to take military sexual assault cases out of the chain...
[VIDEO] US Army’s top sex assault prosecutor suspended after assault allegation
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this Press TV report: The US Army’s top prosecutor overseeing sexual...
Huffington Post: Top Army Sex Crime Prosecutor Under Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations Surface
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Huffington Post: The allegations were made public...
Stars and Stripes: Army’s top sex assault prosecutor suspended after assault allegation
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: The suspension follows on the...
TIME: Senate to Vote on Competing Military Sexual Assault Bills
TIME Magazine reports: The Senate will hold dueling votes today on measures from Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill that...
General admits guilt on 3 counts; denies assault
The Associated Press reports: In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a...
Gillibrand Reacts to Air Force Rape Case First Reported by The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast reports: The story of Airman Jane Neubauer, who was allegedly raped and then hung out to dry...
Senate votes set on sex assault bills
Politico reports: The Senate will hold two long-awaited votes Thursday on military sexual assaults, ending a chapter in the yearlong...
Can Senators Get 60 Votes to Stop Sexual Assaults in the Military?
The Daily Beast reports: Two powerful women senators, Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, took the lead on one...