Nov 1, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence
In a time when it feels like we wake every day to a new challenge, we were heartened on Monday to receive a justice-filled reminder that progress is still possible. The Court of Appeals stood with Sandra and survivors across Washington—just in time to help us...
Aug 21, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence
Victims of domestic violence are over five times more likely to be killed by their abuser if the abuser has access to a firearm. And even if a gun is never fired, just knowing that an abuser has access to one causes domestic violence survivors to fear harm....
Jul 27, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence
There is a hidden cycle of abuse. It plays out in courtrooms across Washington State and, like many forms of abuse, is incredibly detrimental to survivors’ emotional and economic health. Yet it remains largely unrecognized by the court. We’re talking about...
May 16, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence, Immigration
Our friends at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project were told they have to stop helping some immigrants – we won’t stand for that. Today Legal Voice and 15 other organizations that advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking...
Mar 21, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence, Healthcare
Legal Voice is headed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in our ongoing fight to protect the privacy and safety of our clients – a group of health care providers, clinic and hospital staff, researchers, and other people whose work involves fetal tissue. Last year,...
Mar 2, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence
Megan is a university student who was wrongfully denied the protection she sought – the protection she needed – from a Washington court. When she asked the court for a sexual assault protection order (SAPO), Megan provided uncontested evidence of the...
