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Violence Against Women Bill Fails to Address Fraud
The Senate is poised to consider S. 1925 this week, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Despite the law’s good intentions, more recent reauthorizations—including the bill...
View ArticleFamily Fact of the Week: Marriage Protects Women and Children from Violence
New government data (PDF) reveals a continuing trend of declining marriage rates. More women have never been married, and cohabitation rates have increased steadily. And more children are born outside...
View ArticleSenator Mike Lee on Violence Against Women Act
Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) made the case that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed by the Senate, “oversteps the Constitution’s rightful limits on federal power.” Sen. Lee argued on the Senate...
View ArticleFlawed Violence Against Women Act Could Become Next Lame-Duck Fight
As the lame-duck session of Congress grinds to a close, policymakers are feeling the pressure to rush passage of a number of expansive, potentially faulty pieces of legislation before the year’s end....
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“Violence Against Women Act” Gives Grant Money to Misleading Organizations
Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women (NTF), a front group for organizations dependent on the Violence Against...
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“Violence Against Women Act” Violates the Constitution
Photo credit: Newscom The Senate-passed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) violates Articles II and III of the Constitution. The bill would authorize Indian tribal courts to adjudicate...
View ArticleCloakroom: The Sequester and Hagel Nomination
House Cloakroom: February 25 – March 1 Analysis: Sequester week begins in Washington! The House returns from a recess week to take up the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. The Senate has...
View Article“Violence Against Women” Act: House Bill Better but Still Flawed
The House has proposed its own reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It is an improvement over the Senate bill, but it, too, suffers from constitutional problems. As discussed in a...
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Violence Against Women Act: Substitute Amendment Fails to Address the...
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Fighting domestic violence is not, and never has been, a partisan issue. Everyone is against domestic violence. However, Members of Congress should be concerned that...
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Send in the Lawyers: The House Passes the Senate’s Violence Against Women Act
Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Yesterday the House gave up any effort to pass its own version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and accepted the Senate bill, which now goes to...
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