News Blog

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Promises to Keep Up Fight For Fundamental Reform to Fix Broken Justice System, Support Military Sexual Assault Survivors and Improve Our Military

Dec 10 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PROMISES TO KEEP...

NBC News: Defense deal minted, but Gillibrand sexual assault amendment dropped

Dec 09 2013

NBC News reports: Lawmakers announced a sweeping agreement Monday to pass a long-awaited authorization bill for the Defense Department before...

New Yorker: The relentless rise of Kirsten Gillibrand

Dec 09 2013

Protect Our Defenders is featured in this article from the The New Yorker: This Fall Gillibrand gave interviews to Fox,...

San Antonio Express-News: Commanders a big part of the problem

Dec 09 2013

The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board calls on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement Act: Commanders have been part...

Doonesbury: Garry Trudeau simply sums up need for fundamental reform

Dec 09 2013

Doonesbury creator and Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board member, Garry Trudeau shows exactly why we need to fundamentally reform our...

Huffington Post: The Rise Of Kirsten Gillibrand: How Hillary Clinton’s Heir Is Winning Battles And Silencing Critics

Dec 07 2013

The Huffington Post profiles Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): Gillibrand, 46, has approached politics with the same sense of urgency. Most...

New York Times: New York’s Junior Senator, Doggedly Refusing to Play the Part

Dec 07 2013

The New York Times reports: If her colleagues grumble about her ambition in a body where freshman members are applauded...

Slate: Goodbye to George III

Dec 06 2013

Eugene Fidell wrote an article Slate.com, that succinctly explains why Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA) is desperately...

Air Force Times: Discharge upheld for airman who reported sexual assault

Dec 05 2013

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Air Force Times: Protect Our Defenders president...

Bangor Daily News: Sen. King should give military assault victims a voice: Remove cases from chain of command

Dec 05 2013

Caroline Baldacci, an eighth grader and Student Council president at James F. Doughty School in Bangor, Maine calls on Senator...

PRESS RELEASE: Airman and Victim of Sexual Assault Forced Out of Military After Reporting Attack, Misdiagnosed with Personality Disorder

Dec 04 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** AIRMAN AND VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT...

Stars and Stripes: Secretive Air Force program recruits academy cadets to inform on colleagues and disavows them

Dec 03 2013

Stars and Stripes reports: “It was exciting. And it was effective,” said Thomas, a soccer and football player who received...

USA Today: Prosecuting rapes in the ranks: Our view

Dec 03 2013

The USA Today Editorial Board calls on Congress to support Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act: Prosecutions alone won’t...

National Journal: Why the Senate May Do Nothing About Sexual Assaults in the Military

Dec 02 2013

Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board member and Tailhook whistleblower Paula Coughlin is featured in this article from the National Journal:...

Midlands Voices: Reforms critical to address sexual assault in military

Dec 02 2013

The executive director of the Women’s Center for Advancement.calls on Congress to support Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act:...

Salon: Sen. Gillibrand: Chuck Hagel “has not shown leadership”

Dec 02 2013

Salon reports: In a recent Politico Magazine piece, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has been on a righteous crusade...

San Antonio Express-News: GI sex-assault victims face battle for disability benefits

Dec 01 2013

Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee member Brian Lewis is featured in this story from the San Antonio Express-News: Sexual-assault victim...

Guest Blog: Fighting For Justice

Nov 26 2013

By Sarah L. Blum ARNP Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland lead a group of powerful women colleagues on the Senate...

Update: A Message From Tailhook Whistleblower Paula Coughlin

Nov 25 2013

Last week Tailhook whistleblower and Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board Member Paula Coughlin sent the following message to supporters and...

Charlotte Observer: Give rape victims better military justice

Nov 24 2013

The Charlotte Observer calls on Congress to support Senator Kirsten GIllibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act: Gillibrand’s plan is backed by...

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Promises to Keep Up Fight For Fundamental Reform to Fix Broken Justice System, Support Military Sexual Assault Survivors and Improve Our Military

NBC News: Defense deal minted, but Gillibrand sexual assault amendment dropped

New Yorker: The relentless rise of Kirsten Gillibrand

San Antonio Express-News: Commanders a big part of the problem

Doonesbury: Garry Trudeau simply sums up need for fundamental reform

Huffington Post: The Rise Of Kirsten Gillibrand: How Hillary Clinton’s Heir Is Winning Battles And Silencing Critics

New York Times: New York’s Junior Senator, Doggedly Refusing to Play the Part

Slate: Goodbye to George III

Air Force Times: Discharge upheld for airman who reported sexual assault

Bangor Daily News: Sen. King should give military assault victims a voice: Remove cases from chain of command

PRESS RELEASE: Airman and Victim of Sexual Assault Forced Out of Military After Reporting Attack, Misdiagnosed with Personality Disorder

Stars and Stripes: Secretive Air Force program recruits academy cadets to inform on colleagues and disavows them

USA Today: Prosecuting rapes in the ranks: Our view

National Journal: Why the Senate May Do Nothing About Sexual Assaults in the Military

Midlands Voices: Reforms critical to address sexual assault in military

Salon: Sen. Gillibrand: Chuck Hagel “has not shown leadership”

San Antonio Express-News: GI sex-assault victims face battle for disability benefits

Guest Blog: Fighting For Justice

Update: A Message From Tailhook Whistleblower Paula Coughlin

Charlotte Observer: Give rape victims better military justice

Get Email Updates

Legal Services Program