domestic violence act

• A guide to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act.

The Illinois Domestic Violence Act, with a powerful arsenal of civil relief Centered on its order of protection, offers help and hope to victims of do...

• Illinois Bar Journal
• Vol. 98 Nbr. 5, May 2010

• State v. Stephens, (Ohio 2008)

Domestic violence, other act evidence, motion to quash, motion to disqualify, evidence

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Shelter from the storm: using jurisdictional statutes to protect victims of domestic violence after the Violence Against Women Act of 2000.

"[M]other has no lodging, no money and constant oppression. If [she] wants to try for a better life with the two children, the court gives her its ble...

• Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
• Vol. 13 Nbr. 1, January 2004

• Stop, Look, Listen and Act to End Domestic Violence

goal to end all forms of violence against women, and this year is no different," said Drnach. NOW activists, along with domestic violence advocacy groups, successfully worked with Congress to advance legislation to fund the Violence Against Women Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Ser- vices Act, and the Victims of Crime Act.

• National NOW Times
• Vol. 40 Nbr. 2, October 2008

• Unlawful Evictions of Female Victims of Domestic Violence: Extending Title Vii's Sex Stereotyping Theories to the Fair Housing Act

From this incident, Young-Sabourin concluded that the violence that ha[d] been happening in [Bouley's] unit would continue unless she evicted her.3 Bouley sued Young-Sabourin, claiming that her eviction was based on her status as a female victim of domestic violence and therefore constituted sex discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act.4 The Vermont District Court, issuing a decision on cross-motions for summary judgment, found that Bouley had made a prima facie case of sex discrimination.5 The court held that Bouley's claim that the termination was initiated because she was a victim of domestic violence . . . , if proven, could constitute unlawful discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. In 1988, in response to high levels of crime in public and low-income housing, Congre...

• Northwestern University Law Review
• Vol. 101 Nbr. 3, April 2007

• Combating orders-of-protection abuse in divorce: differences in the order-of-protection process under the IMDMA and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act create an opportunity for petitioners to gain an unfair advantage in divorce, this author says. Find out what counsel for the respondent can do in such cases.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An order of protection (OP) can be used as a sword as well as a shield in divorce. There's no question that victims need prot...

• Illinois Bar Journal
• Vol. 95 Nbr. 11, November 2007

• Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997; implementation: Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction; prohibited from shipping, receiving or possessing firearms and ammunition, etc.,

• FR, June 30, 1998
• Rules
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau

• Culture. Many Agree That a Two-Pronged Approach [Derived Headline]

culture. Many agree that a two-pronged approach that involves changes to the law and changes in attitude is necessary to truly address the problem. Everyone would like to find a way to wipe out for good the ultimate act of domestic violence: homicide. State Rep. Karen Jarmoc, D-Enfield, has been working to address the problem as a member of the House Speaker's Task Force on Domestic Violence. From a policy perspective, she'd like to see stricter measures to protect victims of abuse.

• New Haven Register
• January 27, 2010

• In Light of Advancements, Domestic Violence Advocates Urge Congress to Strengthen and Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

WASHINGTON, July 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Lynn Rosenthal, president of The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), joined actress Salma Hayek and other advocates to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the need to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). NNEDV has been a leading force in efforts to support VAWA. Along with its member state domestic violence coalitions, NNEDV also played a crucial role in the passage of VAWA in 1994 and its reauthorization in 2000. VAWA is set to expire on Sept. 30 unless Congress acts now, and Rosenthal said the hearing is an important step forward in ensuring that this vital legislation is reauthorized.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 19, 2005

• 'Honor Killings' Exposed ; Young Muslim Women in West Are Increasingly Vulnerable

Since the brutal slaying of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan and the murder charges filed against her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, in February, there has been at least one murder labeled as an "honor killing." In Arizona, an Iraqi immigrant was accused of running over his daughter with his car. These two cases have triggered a lot of writing and discussion about honor killings and domestic violence. Here in Erie County, a number of seminars have been offered in various communities in the hope of raising awareness of the widespread violence against women. Many of these community discussions have focused on the issue of whether Hassan's killing in Orchard Park was in fact committed by the husband -- who has pleaded not guilty -- as a kind of Islamic honor killing. Some Muslims were offended by tha...

• Buffalo News
• December 14, 2009