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"Military Panel Urges Taking Sexual Assault Cases Out Of Commanders' Control," by Bill Chappell, NPR, April 23, 2021
"They Served Their Sentences. Now They Want To Know When They Can Go Home.," by J.D. Tuccille, Reason, March 31, 2021
"Commentary: Sex Offender Registries Can Cause Families and Partners To Become Collateral Damage," by Kristan N. Russell and Daniel Pollack, New York Law Journal, March 11, 2021
"Opinion: You Were Duped Into Saying Yes. Is That Still Consent?," by Roseanna Sommers, New York Times, March 05, 2021
"Editorial: Here Comes the Due Process Rollback," by The Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal, March 04, 2021
"Sexual Assault Against Boys Is a Crisis," by Emma Brown, Washington Post, February 22, 2021
"Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders Pretends Prisoners Are Patients," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, February 10, 2021
"Penalty Upgrades for Sex Offenders Who Fail to Register Upheld by High Court," by Suzette Parmley, New Jersey Law Journal, January 26, 2021
"A Lesson in Due Process on Campus," by Christopher J. Scalia, National Review, January 24, 2021
"Columbia Settles a Complicated Sexual Assault Case," by Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, January 11, 2021
"Judge: NY's rules for locking up worst sex offenders 'more confused' than ever," by Douglass Dowty, Syracuse.com, March 22, 2019
"After 25 Years, It Is Past Time To Reform New York’s Sex Offender Risk Assessment System: Part I," by Daniel Conviser, New York Law Journal, January 05, 2021
"Rejecting Free-Speech Argument, Minnesota Justices Uphold Revenge Porn Law," by Andy Monserud, Courthouse News Service, December 30, 2020
"Decriminalization Of Sex Work Key To Safety, Harm Reduction, Utah Sex Workers Say," by Tamsen Maloy, Utah Public Radio, November 19, 2020
"Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies," by Erica L. Green, New York Times, November 13, 2020
