The Erin Levitas Initiative for Sexual Assault Prevention will draw from two UM Carey Law programs: the Gender Violence Clinic and the Center for Dispute Resolution.

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Uber said it will let sexual assault and harassment victims sue the company in court and plans to release data on sexual violence and other dangerous incidents that occur on its ride-hailing service. Previously, Uber’s terms of service barred sexual ...

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Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America's Dad.

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Baltimore attorney Steven J. Kelly first advocated for sexual assault victims when he was 14, after his older sister was sexually assaulted and murdered.

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial gave his legal defense a huge lift Tuesday with two key rulings that could help bolster the 80-year-old comedian’s efforts to paint his accuser as a money-grubbing liar. Judge ...

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The judge in Bill Cosby's retrial rejected demands Thursday from the comedian's defense lawyers to step aside during a hearing in which they made clear they plan to attack his accuser as a greedy liar who falsely accused the comedian of sexually assaulting her to collect a payoff.

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby made his first court appearance of the #MeToo era on Monday as defense lawyers tried without success to get his sexual assault case thrown out, then turned their attention to blocking some of the 80-year-old ...

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Maryland lawmakers are being asked to approve a bill that would allow a task force on sexual assault evidence kits to begin developing a tracking system to monitor progress of the kits as well as apply for federal funding. The ...

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After the family of an 11-year-old autistic boy filed suit earlier this month against The Harbour School, other families have come forward alleging their children were also sexually assaulted on campus of the Baltimore County school for special needs students. ...

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The family of an 11-year-old autistic boy has sued a Baltimore County school for special needs students after he was allegedly sexually assaulted on campus following months of concern by his parents that he was not properly supervised. The boy, ...

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