The Importance of Timing in Victims’ Rights   By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MsTThe Ohio Court of Appeals’ decision last week in State v. Mallory, 2025-Ohio-5064 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. Nov. 6, 2025), is the latest reminder that well-timed legal advocacy is critical to...

Speaking Up Shouldn’t Mean Getting Sued: Understanding SLAPPs Against Survivors Sued for Defamation and More*   Written By: Guest AuthorsReporting a crime takes immense courage. For many survivors of sexual violence, the choice to report is not just difficult —...

 What’s Missing From the Conversation About the Epstein Documents? Victims’ Rights   By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MsTThere has been extensive public debate about whether the Epstein documents should be disclosed. In recent days, calls to include victims’ voices in...

Rethinking Conferral: Measuring Victims’ Rights by Their Ability to Be Heard   By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MsTOften in victims’ rights work, we hear the question: “Did the prosecutor confer with the victim or the victim’s family before the plea?” While this is...

Safe Harbor Legislation: Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking Are Not Criminals & Should Not Be Treated As One   By Hannah Beaulieu1Oregon’s proposed HB 35842 failed to move forward when no public hearing was scheduled before the March 21st deadline.3 The...

Victory for Survivors: New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Crime Victims’ Rights to Privacy   By: Meg GarvinIn a landmark ruling issued on May 1, 2025, the New Hampshire Supreme Court decisively upheld the right to privacy for crime victims, holding that a...