November 21, 2024Navigating a Significant Funding Gap: The Impact on NCVLI’s Mission to Defend Victims’ Rights By: Meg Garvin, NCVLIFor more than two decades, the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) has been the leader, championing the rights of crime victims...
October 9, 2024Victims and the Media: Navigating a Complex RelationshipBy Sarah Ford, South Carolina Victim Assistance NetworkThe interaction between victims and the media plays a crucial role in the criminal justice process, often shaping public perception,...
September 4, 2024MD Supreme Court Upheld Victims’ Rights in Syed Case By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MStLast week, the Maryland Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion that asked whether victims’ rights are enforceable - specifically, the victims’ rights to be present,...
April 18, 2023 “Would you tell me, please, what that means?” By: Meg Garvin, NCVLIOn October 30, 2004, the Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Lourarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law (later codified at 18 U.S.C....
May 20, 2024Exposing the Legal Bully: How Abusive Litigation Undermines JusticeBy Yvonne Chin, Sexual Violence Law CenterLitigation is a vital tool for resolving disputes and delivering justice. In our adversarial legal system, both parties present evidence, expecting...
May 17, 2024Why the Military Should be Held Legally Accountable for the Prevalence of Sexual Assault in its RanksChristine Dunn, Partner at Sanford Heisler SharpI represent sexual assault survivors in their civil lawsuits against individual perpetrators, but also...
May 7, 2024Justice for Undocumented Immigrants Must Include Privacy Protection Terry Campos, JD (NCVLI); Katelyn Sundstrom, J.D. expected 2025, Lewis & Clark Law School, Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MsTUndocumented immigrants in the United States are victimized at a...
April 3, 2024Beyond “Two Sides”: Reframing the Discourse of Criminal JusticeMeg GarvinLast month, I was engaged in an email discussion about how trauma presents in criminal justice when a really intelligent criminal law professor and practitioner wrote something to...
February 27, 2024Thinking About Victims’ Rights Appellate Review DifferentlyElizabeth WellFor those of us who practice appellate law, it is axiomatic that having a final, appealable order—however that is defined in the statutes or constitution of your state—is a...
February 19, 2024Help Fight for Victims’ Rights: 2024 Voices for Justice Meg Garvin, NCVLIThis is truly one of my favorite times of the year. On March 8th, people from across the country will get together - virtually and in person - to celebrate the work of elevating...
