Alexandra Brodsky | May 2, 2017 | Sexual Assault, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Nonconsensual condom removal during sexual intercourse exposes victims to physical risks of pregnancy and disease and, interviews make clear, is experienced by many as a grave violation of dignity and autonomy. Such condom removal, popularly known as “stealthing,” can...
Pauline Toboulidis | March 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
The American College of Trial Lawyers has released its White Paper on Campus Sexual Assault Investigation. The white paper was prepared by The Task Force on the Response of Universities and Colleges to Allegations of Sexual Violence. The task force includes ALI member...
Jennifer Morinigo | January 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Georgia’s House Bill 51 would require any official or employee of a postsecondary institution who receives information about an incident on campus to report the alleged incident to the appropriate local law enforcement agency, including campus police, or to the...
Pauline Toboulidis | January 5, 2017 | Sexual Assault
This week, Montana’s Law and Justice Interim Committee is scheduled to meet and discuss updating Montana’s sexual assault laws, including updating the definition of sexual consent. “We want people to know very clearly what is required for consensual sexual...
Abby Lynes | December 12, 2016 | Sexual Assault
A Montana state legislative committee is proposing a set of bills in the next legislative session that would revise state laws and sentencing for sexual assault, including a bill that would take away the requirement for victims to show that physical force was used....