October 29, 2023

U S v. Rahimi Is Major Gun Case

Current law is essential to domestic violence protection

Mass Shootings In America

How does attack in Maine fit into gun violence crisis

The Fight Against Human Trafficking

Why victims are compelled to migrate

States News

Washington and 40 other states sue Meta

Oklahoma gun reform needed to protect victims

Nevada funds strangulation exams

Nearly a third of Ohio provisional votes tossed

Domestic Violence and Guns

Supreme Court to decided U S v. Rahimi Gun Case

According to Kelly Roskam, the law at issue in U S v. Rahimi is essential. Domestic violence protective orders that prohibit firearms possession are a vital tool to protect victims and survivors, but reliance on the justice system alone is insufficient.

What is U. S. v. Rahimi case about?

What are the links between domestic violence and guns?

Gun Violence

A Guide to understanding mass shootings in America

Have shootings like those in Uvalde, Texas and Lewiston, Maine become more common? The Trace, the organization that reports on gun violence in America, answers the question.

Global News

The fight against human trafficking in the Northern Triangle and Mexico

The Council on Foreign Relations reports the challenge to stop human trafficking is made more intractable by rampant corruption, and weak or non-existent democratic institutions. These shortcomings make people vulnerable to trafficking, forced labor, and crimes like sextortion, which compels them to flee their homes and migrate.

State News

In Montana's Right to Participation, the seeds of a better democracy StCrtReport

Domestic violence advocates say Oklahoma gun reforms needed to protect victims StatesNews

Nearly a third of provisional ballots in Ohio's August special election were tossed for lack of ID StatesNews

Washington clears backlog of over 10,000 sexual assault testing kits WashingtonStateStandard

Ohio Sec LaRose defends removing nearly 27,000 unresponsive voters ahead of November election StatesNews

Domestic violence shelter operators call on Oklahoma lawmakers to increase funding StatesNews

Medical students: strict abortion limits will drive doctors away from Ohio StatesNews

New Jersey launches website with info on reproductive health care NewJerseyMonitor

Washington and 40 other states sue Meta, alleging Instagram and Facebook harm kids StatesNews

New 'forever chemicals' polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds TheGuardian

Nevada among handful of states funding strangulation exams for domestic violence victims NevadaCurrent

Interactive map: U S abortion policies and access after Roe Guttmacher



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