Skip to content 
The Clery Act requires many colleges to disclose campus crime statistics, issue certain safety warnings and provide rights and options to sexual assault survivors. Here’s what the law does and what it doesn’t.
A sexual abuse lookback window can temporarily revive civil claims that were previously barred by an expired statute of limitations. Learn why these laws were created, how they work and which states have used them.
Federal Rule of Evidence 412, commonly known as the federal rape shield law, generally limits the use of a sexual assault or abuse survivor’s private sexual history in federal court. Learn what the rule prohibits, which exceptions may apply and how survivors can protect their privacy in criminal and civil cases.
Many survivors do not realize until adulthood that anxiety, depression, or relationship struggles trace back to earlier abuse. This guide explains how the delayed discovery rule works and why it may give survivors more time to file a claim.
California gives many survivors more time to file sexual abuse claims, but the rules vary by age, timing and type of claim. This 2026 guide explains the major civil and criminal deadlines, revival windows and survivor protections in plain language.
Federal law once made it easy for institutions to lose evidence and silence survivors. The Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act changed that by preserving evidence, expanding access to forensic records and giving survivors real leverage when deciding to report or file a legal claim years later.
When survivors of clergy or institutional sexual abuse come forward in large numbers, institutions such as dioceses, churches, and schools sometimes respond by filing for
Suppose that years ago, a young person experiences an act of sexual abuse or assault. It happens once, but the emotional aftershocks ripple through decades
A woman leaves a bar late at night and hails an Uber. On the way home, the driver makes an unexpected detour to a dark,
Survivors (or parents/guardians of minors) considering a civil case after sexual abuse or assault—whether an individual offender, an institution (school, youth program, religious organization, healthcare