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May 26, 2023
What the Brutal Death of Gabriella Gonzalez Tells Us About Domestic Violence Post-“Roe”
Texas’s extreme abortion and gun laws have left victims of intimate partner violence more vulnerable than ever.
Mary Tuma
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May 22, 2023
Jim Brown’s War Within Himself
The passing of the football great is an opportunity to speak about his tangled legacy.
Dave Zirin
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April 5, 2023
“I’d Rather Take a Beating Than Catch a CPS Case”: Survivors Face an Impossible Choice
Parents facing intimate partner violence need support from social service providers. But they are afraid—with good reason—that information they share will be used against them.
Jasmine Wali
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March 16, 2023
To Build a Better World, We Have to First Imagine It
V (formerly Eve Esner), author of the Vagina Monologues, discusses bodily autonomy, dismantling the patriarchy, and the pursuit of a better world.
Laura Flanders
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February 8, 2023
An Appeals Court Just Ruled to Give Guns Back to Domestic Abusers
In the United States, the “right” to carry a gun now trumps the right not to be killed by an abusive partner.
Elie Mystal
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December 23, 2022
Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State
Judge Diane Kiesel’s ruling is just one example of the way the legal system took on the role of the abuser in McCarter’s case.
Victoria Law for The Nation
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December 20, 2022
An Incarcerated Survivor Asks Kathy Hochul for Clemency
The petition from the 34-year-old mother of two is one of 861 requests for commutations awaiting Hochul’s decision.
Victoria Law
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December 2, 2022
A Judge Dismisses the Murder Charge Against a Domestic Violence Survivor
Two weeks after the Manhattan DA filed a motion to dismiss Tracy McCarter’s murder indictment, Judge Diane Kiesel agreed to drop the charge against her.
Victoria Law
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November 21, 2022
The Manhattan DA Finally Keeps His Campaign Promise Not to Prosecute a Domestic Violence Victim
Alvin Bragg announced on Friday that he was no longer convinced of Tracy McCarter’s guilt. McCarter was arrested for the death of her husband on March 2, 2020.
Victoria Law
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October 25, 2022
21,000 Supporters Urge Alvin Bragg to Free Tracy McCarter
The Manhattan district attorney is prosecuting McCarter in the death of her estranged husband.
Victoria Law