Carmen Bryan has sued rapper and Drink Champs host N.O.R.E. over an alleged 1999 sexual assault, bringing the claim under New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law.
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.
A Supreme Court decision nullifies Biden’s 2024 Title IX revisions, forcing universities to revert to the narrower 2020 rules—but California law still offers broader protections.