A New York gynecologist working at Columbia University sexually assaulted female patients for years. In 1994, one victim wrote a complaint to Columbia detailing her abuse, but the university never acted. Another victim has stated, “I did try to speak up when it happened in the hospital, and I was just told that I was …
There is a disturbingly strong link between gun violence and domestic violence in the United States. According to Everytown for Gun Safety, “An average of 70 women in America are shot and killed by an intimate partner in an average month—and the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation makes it five times …
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Survivors of intimate partner violence have a variety of legal remedies potentially available to them. Most of these are state specific, although there are a handful of federal remedies as well. Today, we’ll discuss a few key options in Colorado. Civil Protection Orders In Colorado, victims of “domestic abuse” can apply for a civil protection …
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On Valentine’s Day, we celebrate love and romance—with boxes of chocolates, candygrams, lovey-dovey cards, and bouquets of flowers. For those who are unattached on this holiday and who are watching the exchanges of romantic overtures from the sidelines, finding love may feel like an especially urgent goal. But it is important to remember that …
