On Friday, April 16th, the Illinois House approved legislation sponsored by State Representative David Welter, following a horrific incident in his district in September 2019 when Christopher Miller, the estranged husband of Cassandra Tanner-Miller, was out on bond and went to Tanner-Miller’s home and brutally beat Tanner-Miller, attacked his stepdaughter, and shot and killed their 18-month old … [Read more...]
UK Parliament Facing Growing Anger After Voting Against Enhancements to Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors
Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs) voted against several amendments to the domestic abuse bill on Thursday including: placing serial domestic abusers and stalkers on the current Violent and Sex Offender Register (Visor); giving family court judges training on sexual abuse; and providing greater protection to migrant victims of domestic violence. “Domestic abuse remains … [Read more...]
Domestic Violence Advocates Oppose Removing Women’s Names from “Jennifers’ Law” Bill
Advocates for “Jennifers’ Law” — a proposed bill to expand the state’s definition of domestic violence that was inspired by two Connecticut women, Jennifer Farber Dulos, and Jennifer Magnano, who police say were killed by their spouses in 2019 and 2021, respectively — say they oppose removing the two women from its name. Last week, the bill was broadened into a wider domestic violence proposal … [Read more...]
DV Victims, Reform Advocates Testify Before State Lawmakers in Support of Jennifers’ Law
CJE was honored to testify at the March 24th hearing in Connecticut on Sen. Alex Kasser's coercive control bill, SB 1060, or Jennifers' Law, in honor of Jennifer Dulos and Jennifer Magnano who were killed by their husbands. The proposed bill aims to redefine domestic violence to include nonphysical forms of abuse known as coercive control that include gaslighting, isolation, threats to take the … [Read more...]
Bill Seeks to Protect Children Against Abusive Parents in Family Court Proceedings
Kudos to our colleague Camille Cooper (RAINN) and protective Mom Annie Kenny for their testimony this week on this important judicial education bill, Maryland Senate Bill 675, that included CJE child homicide data. The State Bar Association and the Maryland judges are opposing the bill that mandates a substantial increase in judicial education on child abuse and domestic violence. We see this … [Read more...]