Supporting survivors of domestic violence is a critical responsibility for our communities, and there is still much work to be done to protect victims, their families, and their rights. Strengthening ...

Police officers involved in shootings or other uses of force could have their names kept confidential if the Ohio Supreme Court decides a crime victims' rights provision in the state constitution ...

A state constitutional amendment on victims’ rights approved by voters in 2016 is not absolute, the South Dakota Supreme Court concluded this week. The justices decided that South Dakota’s Marsy’s Law ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Advocates for legislation that increased protection and transparency for victims of violent crime explained why Marsy’s Law being signed was so important. The Illinois Crime ...

KENTUCKY -- In 1983, Marsy Nicholas was killed by her boyfriend. Billionaire Henry Nicholas, Marsy's brother, spent millions of dollars of his own fortune campaigning for a new law named after his ...

The Ohio Supreme Court on Nov. 25 ruled that police officers' names may be kept confidential if they're attacked on the job, giving them privacy rights afforded to crime victims. In a majority opinion ...

PIERRE, S.D. — Some South Dakota legislators want to repeal a voter-approved constitutional "bill of rights" for crime victims, citing unintended consequences like high costs to counties and ...

Anyone who has ever watched a television crime drama can probably recite some or all of the rights that a criminal defendant has in court — the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, the ...

Beryl Love is regional editor of USA TODAY Network Ohio which includes The Columbus Dispatch. He is also The Cincinnati Enquirer's executive editor. Email him at [email protected]. When police ...

The Missoulian is among the Montana newspapers and other organizations challenging Marsy’s Law in court. Here’s why: The constitutional initiative approved by voters last November describes Marsy’s ...