Recent Ruling on Ohio’s AWA Compliance Law
Posted on July 2, 2009
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Recently, an Ohio appellate court found Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act (AWA) to be unconstitutional. Three opinions were issued by the court’s three-judge panel. The majority opinion found the law was in violation of the separation of powers doctrine. The case is State v. Spangler, 2009-Ohio-3178, and the opinion can be found online by clicking here.
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Women’s eNews: “Spousal Rape Laws Continue to Evolve”
Posted on July 1, 2009
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In a recent article, Caroline Johnston-Polisi examined how spousal rape laws have changed in the United States. She pointed out that “the ‘marital rape exemption’ still exists in many states’ laws, even though all 50 states now criminalize spousal rape. Plea bargains can also lead to more lenient sentencing.”
Click here to read the full article.
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AP: “California Senate fails to break budget deadlock”
Posted on July 1, 2009
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Earlier this morning, a variety of news outlets reported that the “California Senate failed to break the budget deadlock.”
Last night, the Senate voted along party lines and rejected three bills designed to save over $5 billion. The Associated Press reported that the “measure fell two votes short of the two-thirds majorities needed to send them to the governor’s desk.” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would not sign any bill short of a complete solution to the deficit.
Below is a round-up of stories relating to the California budget: Read more
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Rosenthal Named White House Adviser on Violence Against Women
Posted on June 30, 2009
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Information from the White House Press Office
Vice President Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, announced today the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women.
Ms. Rosenthal is one of the nation’s foremost experts in domestic violence policy, and has worked at the local, state and national levels to create an environment where violence against women is not ignored and perpetrators are held accountable. This is a newly created position at the White House, dedicated specifically to advising the President and Vice President on domestic violence and sexual assault issues.
Read the full press release by clicking here and the article from the Washington Post.
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CALCASA Media Advocacy Guide
Posted on June 29, 2009
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CALCASA is pleased to release our Media Advocacy Guide! By clicking here you’ll find the first chapter, giving an overview of the guide and an explanation of our general approach to media advocacy. Over the next month or so we will be releasing new chapters, each covering new concepts or ideas. After all of the chapters have been released, we will make the full document available to download.
Our goal is to share some of the process we use in media advocacy. For some of you, this will be a nice introduction to working with the media. For others, you may find that this is a simple text for sharing the activities you’re already doing in your agency with new staff, leadership or allies.
The guide includes some lessons we’ve learned, and some nice tips for working with the media. We hope you’ll find it useful and we also want to hear what you think. Some CALCASA members have already provided valuable feedback while we were writing the guide and we thank you for the support!
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Weekly News Update
Posted on June 29, 2009
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Week of June 22nd
CALCASA Budget Update
Last week CALCASA held a mid-session legislative/budget update. Some members expressed interest in reading additional materials so we’ve included them here. Click here to download a pdf of CALCASA’s Mid-Session Update.
Here’s a story from the LA Times regarding the County’s decision to stop processing the rape kit backlog.
Here is the Legislative Analysts Office Conference Committee Budget Proposal Summary.
Don’t forget to review CALCASA’s bill tracking list.
Friday Legislative Update
Click here to read a summary of what happened last week with bills that the CALCASA is tracking through the state legislature. The list includes bills that CALCASA is sponsoring and supporting.
Update on Sexual Assault Service Program (SASP) Funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee past its FY 2010 appropriations bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation and several independent agencies. Overall, the bill totals $64.9 billion in discretionary spending for FY 2010, an increase of about $7.3 billion over last year and $200 million above the President’s budget request.
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Budget Update
Posted on June 26, 2009
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Today CALCASA held a mid-session legislative/budget update. Some members expressed interest in reading additional materials so we’ve included them here.
Click here to download a pdf of CALCASA’s Mid-Session Update.
Here’s a story from the LA Times regarding the County’s decision to stop processing the rape kit backlog.
Here is the Legislative Analysts Office Conference Committee Budget Proposal Summary.
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Friday Legislative Update
Posted on June 26, 2009
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Week of June 22nd
Below is a summary of what happened this week with bills that the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) is tracking through the state legislature. The list includes bills that CALCASA is sponsoring and supporting.
We included links to each bill, so that you can read the text. All bills over $150,000 are sent to suspense and reconsidered later in the legislative session. Read more
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Update on Sexual Assault Service Program (SASP) Funding
Posted on June 25, 2009
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From the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
The Senate Appropriations Committee past its FY 2010 appropriations bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation and several independent agencies. Overall, the bill totals $64.9 billion in discretionary spending for FY 2010, an increase of about $7.3 billion over last year and $200 million above the President’s budget request.
The Committee provides $435 million for the Office on Violence Against Women INCLUDING $15 million for the Sexual Assault Services Program. This is $2 million more than in the house bill. Read more
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Lawmakers reject budget fix
Posted on June 25, 2009
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Lawmakers rejected “the core of a Democrat-backed budget plan intended to tame California’s $24-billion deficit, a top finance official warned that the budget crisis could force him to begin issuing IOUs next week.”
Earlier this week, both houses of the Legislature voted on the bills that make up the latest spending plan. But lawmakers failed to amass the two-thirds vote needed to pass it.
The L.A. Times reported that, “Republicans in both houses voted against the measure, even though it consisted of government cuts normally embraced by the GOP and did not include $2 billion in Democrat-endorsed tax hikes on the oil and tobacco industries. They were joined by two Democrats in the Senate and one in the Assembly.”
For more news on the budget:
- Lawmakers reject budget fix; state could begin issuing IOUs next week
- State getting IOUs ready
- Democrats’ budget-balancing plan crashes and burns
- Taxes or cuts, there’s simply less to spend
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