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STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Filibuster Threats, Calls on Senate to Support Common Sense Legislation to Fight Epidemic of Sexual Assault in the Military

Feb 06 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2014  Contact: Brian Purchia, 202.253.(202) 253-4330 brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT ***   PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO...

USA Today: Baucus’ replacement could boost Gillibrand’s military sex assault bill

Feb 06 2014

USA Today reports: Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, who was confirmed by the Senate this afternoon as the new...

Politico: Military assault overhaul goes to wire

Feb 06 2014

Politico reports: A yearlong battle to overhaul Pentagon sexual assault policy is headed down to the wire in a last...

Huffington Post: Claire McCaskill Vows To Filibuster Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Sexual Assault Bill

Feb 06 2014

Huffington Post’s Mike McAuliff reports: The battle over how best to address sexual assault in the military hit a heated...

Reuters: Senate plan to change U.S. military sex assault rules still short on votes

Feb 06 2014

Reuters reports: The senator leading a push to overhaul how the U.S. military handles sexual assault complaints made an urgent...

Newsday: Gillibrand insists Senate will pass military justice bill next week

Feb 06 2014

Newsday reports: New York’s Democratic junior Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has 53 senators publicly supporting her bill to fundamentally revamp the...

Roll Call: Gillibrand, McCaskill Resume Military Sexual-Assault Debate

Feb 06 2014

Roll Call reports: Senators are gearing up for a pre-recess floor battle on how to best respond to sexual assault...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Protect Our Defenders to Join Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for Press Conference, Call on Senate to Support Common Sense Legislation to Fight Epidemic of Sexual Assault in the Military

Feb 05 2014

Table of Contents Read Media Advisory (below) Read Statement by Paula Coughlin, Former Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Member, Board of Directors,...

Maritime Executive Op-Ed: Combatting Sexual Assault in the Military

Feb 03 2014

Denise Krepp, who testified at the Military Sexual Assault Crimes Response hearing on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2014 writes an...

Wall Street Journal: Military Makes Ethics a Priority

Feb 02 2014

The Wall Street Journal reports: The military has been rocked in recent months by a wide-ranging Navy contracting scandal, involving...

Wall Street Journal: McCaskill’s Consistently Inconsistent Military Policy

Feb 02 2014

The Wall Street Journal reports: Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York have been among the Senate’s...

National Journal: Gillibrand, Outside Group Push Back Against Military Sexual Assault Report

Jan 31 2014

Protect Our Defenders President is featured in this article from the National Journal: The subcommittee, which has nine members, was...

U.S. News and World Report: Kirsten Gillibrand Slams Sexual Assault Panel’s Decision on Commander’s Role

Jan 31 2014

U.S. News and World Report reports: Critics of the panel and advocates for victims’ rights have questioned the supposed transparency...

[VIDEO] Military Sexual Assault Crimes Response Part 1

Jan 31 2014

Retired senior commanders from the various branches of the U.S. military testified before a federal advisory committee conducting an independent...

Stars and Stripes: Expert panel: Don’t strip commanders of courts-martial powers

Jan 31 2014

Protect Our Defenders is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: A prominent sexual assault victims’ advocacy group slammed...

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Calls on President Obama & Navy Judge Advocate to Protect Victim’s Confidential Communications

Jan 31 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2014  Contact: Brian Purchia, 202.253.(202) 253-4330, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE ***   PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Filibuster Threats, Calls on Senate to Support Common Sense Legislation to Fight Epidemic of Sexual Assault in the Military

USA Today: Baucus’ replacement could boost Gillibrand’s military sex assault bill

Politico: Military assault overhaul goes to wire

Huffington Post: Claire McCaskill Vows To Filibuster Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Sexual Assault Bill

Reuters: Senate plan to change U.S. military sex assault rules still short on votes

Newsday: Gillibrand insists Senate will pass military justice bill next week

Roll Call: Gillibrand, McCaskill Resume Military Sexual-Assault Debate

MEDIA ADVISORY: Protect Our Defenders to Join Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for Press Conference, Call on Senate to Support Common Sense Legislation to Fight Epidemic of Sexual Assault in the Military

Maritime Executive Op-Ed: Combatting Sexual Assault in the Military

Wall Street Journal: Military Makes Ethics a Priority

Wall Street Journal: McCaskill’s Consistently Inconsistent Military Policy

National Journal: Gillibrand, Outside Group Push Back Against Military Sexual Assault Report

U.S. News and World Report: Kirsten Gillibrand Slams Sexual Assault Panel’s Decision on Commander’s Role

[VIDEO] Military Sexual Assault Crimes Response Part 1

Stars and Stripes: Expert panel: Don’t strip commanders of courts-martial powers

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Calls on President Obama & Navy Judge Advocate to Protect Victim’s Confidential Communications

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon’s Sexual Assault Panel Findings

Panel: Commanders should retain authority in sex assault cases

Al Jazeera America: Is the Army silencing those who intervene in questionable discharges?

US News and World Report: Military Panel to Hold Public Meeting on Sexual Assault

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