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...
January 18, 2024Building Block of Justice: Victims’ Rights & RemediesMeg Garvin, NCVLIIn 2024 NCVLI’s theme is: Building Blocks of Justice: Victims’ Rights & Remedies. We so often talk about rights but let’s focus on “remedies”. A critique of the victims’...
November 14, 2023Legitimizing Victim Counsel in 2023By Kazi Houston, MSW, JD, Legal Director, Emily Tofte Nestaval, MSW, Executive Director Rocky Mountain Victim Law CenterRocky Mountain Victim Law Center (RMvlc) has a mission to elevate victims’ voices, champion...
October 31, 2023Barriers to Attaining Victim StatusBy Mariam El-menshawi She/Her | Executive Director , California Victim Resource CenterNot everyone who is harmed by crime attains legal victim status, as there are a multitude of barriers that prevent this from...
October 4, 2023Historic Changes for Military Victims - But the Work is not DoneBy Meg Garvin MA, JD, MstIn late July, after a long and winding road that included much study, debate, and legislative negotiation, President Biden signed an executive order that creates...
September 20, 2023Toward a More Meaningful Vision of Victim PrivacyBy Elizabeth Well of Ohio Crime Victim Justice CenterThe National Crime Victim Law Conference is always inspiring and invigorating. No man is an island, but attorneys and advocates doing victim’s...
August 29, 2023Victims’ Right to Participate Post-ConvictionMeg Garvin, MA, JD, MstIn August, nearly 40 years after their murders, the family of Bradley and Ferne Hart filed a brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to be treated fairly and with...
I’m looking forward to the annual NCVLI Crime Victim Law Conference where I will be presenting with several family members who lost loved ones in the Boeing 737 MAX crashes: Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Air Flight 302.
