Academic

Should Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse be Eliminated
Cardozo Law Professor Marci Hamilton--author of God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law (Cambridge U. Press 2005)--has a new book. In Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children (Cambridge U...

Marci A. Hamilton: The Folly of the Federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and Texass Too
Marci A. Hamilton writes at Findlaw: "TRFRA is a creature of the Texas legislature. Like Congress's RFRA, Texas's, too, has hardly led to a brighter day of religious liberty. Instead, it has authorized judicial intervention in public policy decisions that serve religious triumphalism at the cost of subjugating crucial safety interests ? and these are the interests of our most honorable, the firefighters who protect us and our homes, and our most vulnerable, our children...

Police raid compound looking for sexual abuse of children www.privateofficer.com
Police raid compound looking for sexual abuse of children www.privateofficer.com FOUKE, Ark. Sept 22 2008 Kyle T. Greene Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers http://www.privateofficer.com/ ? State and federal authorities are investigating the possible sexual abuse of minors at a 15-acre evangelical compound run by a convicted tax evader whom critics describe as a cult leader...

Task Force to Stop, Child on Child, Sexual Abuse
1-5-2010 Florida:Child on child sexual abuse touches and troubles the lives of thousands of children each year and the state of Florida is launching a new effort to stop it.New research by the Justice Department shows more than a third of sex crimes against children are committed by other children...

Law: Vt. schools must teach sex abuse prevention
A new state law says Vermont schools must teach ways to prevent sexual abuse as part of their health education program. Sexual abuse - Vermont - Child abuse - Support Groups - Children Youth and Family

Pope to United States: Priests' Molesting Children is All Your Fault
"Holy Father," indeed: In a speech delivered after evening prayer, the pontiff berated the bishops for their poor handling of a scandal surrounding sexual abuse of children in the church...

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Sexual Harassment Policy
Define harassment, outline complaint procedure

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Catholic Archdiocese
Will Pay $12.6 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlements

Michigan
Settles Female Prisoner Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $100 Million

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Settlement Reached in Six Sexual Abuse Suits

Foster Sisters
Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement.

Financial Elder Abuse - Financial Exploitation, Elder Abuse Lawyers
Financial Elder Abuse alleging seniors are taken advantage of for their finances.