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Crime FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2018 file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse, in Norristown, Pa. Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction. The court said Wednesday that they found an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Crime PA Supreme Court Overturns Cosby Conviction

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Associated Press Associated Press June 30, 2021 1:20 pm EDT
Education Education Secretary Betsy DeVos arrives for an event in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. A federal judge on Wednesday allowed the Education Department to move forward with new rules governing how schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Education Judge Okays DeVos Rule That Makes It Harder for Survivors to Report Sexual Assault at Schools

Attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia challenged the rule and say their fight will continue.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 13, 2020 5:05 pm EDT
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Uncategorized Joe Biden Denies Sexual Assault Accusation by Former Senate Staffer

A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her in the early 1990s when he was a senator.

Associated Press Associated Press April 13, 2020 12:14 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Domestic Violence Is Surging Due to Quarantining. Here’s What Lawmakers Are Doing to Help.

A group of lawmakers are seeking more funding to help a system of resources that's already strained.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright April 10, 2020 1:38 pm EDT
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Safety Weinstein Was Found Guilty. These North Carolina Women Say It’s Not Enough.

One survivor said she found the verdict both “hopeful and discouraging.”

Kimberly Lawson Kimberly Lawson February 25, 2020 1:55 pm EST

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Politics Bipartisan bill aims to enhance protections for sexual assault survivors

The Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act offers an incentive for states to ensure survivors have a voice. Three years ago, Congress unanimously approved a historic bill that guarantees sexual assault victims certain protections, including the preservation of their rape kits. The Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights, which only applies to federal...

Kimberly Lawson Kimberly Lawson November 12, 2019 7:12 pm EST