Rights & Remedies
NCVLI’s Rights & Remedies shares the latest legal news and analysis of issues surrounding victims’ rights enforcement.
Read our most recent edition!
In camera review – it’s a victims’ rights violation too.
ANY unconsented to review of a victim’s records results in a permanent erosion of the victim’s privacy.
Constitutional Rights – Not just for the accused
While privacy law was dealt a blow in 2022, there is much hope that victims’ privacy rights can still be protected.
No Rights Without Remedies for Crime Victims
Recently the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that crime victims have no remedy for violations of their rights under the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA), 18 U.S.C § 3771. A decision which is being challenged.
Vigilance and Tenacity are our watchwords for victims’ rights.
So how do victims or their lawful representatives (including their legal counsel) assert rights in the district court?
