Putting an End to Domestic Violence through Collective Action - The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

President Obama recently signed into law the reauthorization of the  Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Initially signed into law back in 1994, this historic piece of legislation changed how the federal government dealt with the issues of sexual and domestic violence by allowing federal prosecution of interstate sexual and domestic ...

Starbuck’s CEO Doubles Down on Gay-Marriage Support

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Dunk City: Florida Gulf Coast is the Crown Jewel of March Madness

  Florida Gulf Coast apparel sales are soaring on the heels of the basketball team’s unparalleled success in this year’s NCAA Division I National Tournament.  The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles are the biggest surprise in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and thanks to this success, is now suddenly the hottest ...

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Alianza: Confronting Domestic Violence among our Nation's Latinos

On March 7, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. This new version of VAWA expands protections for Native American women, members of the LGBT community and undocumented immigrants. The passage of this bill, of course, is of great significance to all victims and survivors of sexual and domestic ...

Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney Focuses on Quality over Quantity

Alexandria, VA—For Christopher Leibig, a practicing attorney in the state of Virginia since 1996, a career in criminal defense started with clambering onto a roof.   Leibig explains: “The summer after my first year of law school I got a job as an investigator for the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C..  My ...

Criminal Defender Fights For Clients For 43 Years

Alexandria, VA—43 years of criminal defense practice have made John Zwerling one of the most experienced and effective criminal defenders in the Washington, D.C. area.   For Zwerling, the choice to represent criminal defendants was an easy one.  “I have always rooted for the underdog and challenged authority,” ...

Pants No Longer Technically Illegal For Women in Paris

  Women with a love of trousers can breathe a sigh of relief this week after the French National Assembly revoked a decree making it illegal for women to wear pants within the city limits of Paris.  The law, passed by the Paris chief of police in 1799, remained on the books for 214 years before being taken away. Of course ...

Transgender Surgeries Now Covered by SF Health Plan

  In a decision considered a major victory by transgender activists and outraged social conservative groups, the San Francisco Health Commission voted earlier this month to allow sex reassignment surgeries to be covered under the city's local government-funded universal health plan. San Francisco became one of the first ...

Women In Legal Field Still Face Uphill Battle, Study Finds

  While women in the United States have managed to gain admission into every professional discipline, the numbers usually show a glass ceiling very clearly.  Women tend to be more present in the lower levels of organizations, and disappear—sometimes quickly—when looking at each new level of authority. A new ...

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