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New Pennsylvania Law Seeks to Aid Abuse Survivors Who Resist — But Is It Enough?
Laws to help “criminalized survivors” who fight back against their abusers often merely reduce their prison time.
House Dems Say Trump Is Hiding the Truth as New Epstein Emails Surface
The emails suggest that Trump spent several hours with a victim of sex trafficking at one of Epstein's residences.
Amid Epstein Fallout, Video of Trump Judging Teens in Model Contest Resurfaces
Polls show most Americans — and a high portion of MAGA voters — are dissatisfied with transparency in the Epstein case.
Calls Grow to Drop Murder Charges Against Black Teen Chrystul Kizer in Kenosha
Another case in Wisconsin is drawing new national attention following the Rittenhouse self-defense verdict.
Payments From Gaetz to Indicted Official Prompt Call for Resignation
Gaetz is currently being investigated by the Justice Department over sex-trafficking allegations.
Cyntoia Brown-Long on Surviving Sex Trafficking and Winning Freedom
At 16, Brown-Long was convicted of murder for shooting a man who picked her up for sex when she feared for her life.
Trump Labor Secretary Acosta Resigns Amid Furor Over Epstein Plea Deal
In 2008, as a U.S. attorney in Miami, Acosta cut a secret non-prosecution agreement with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Anything Other Than Decriminalization Leaves Sex Workers Behind
Criminalization of sex work further disempowers some of society's most vulnerable classes of people.
How $40 Can Land You in Prison for Seven Years and on the Sex Offender Registry for Life
Laws fail to distinguish sex work from sex trafficking.
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Why the Senate’s Attack on Backpage Will Backfire
Shutting down Backpage deprives adult sex workers of a low-cost, safe and private way of advertising their services.