Entries by SOL Reform

Remove Andy Gabel from the Speedskating Hall of Fame and Revoke his Lifetime Membership in U.S. Speedskating

May 23, 2014 in /by

Remove Andy Gabel from the Speedskating Hall of Fame and Revoke his Lifetime Membership in U.S. Speedskating http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-olympic-speedskating-board-of-directors-remove-andy-gabel-from-the-speedskating-hall-of-fame-and-revoke-his-lifetime-membership-in-u-s-speedskating?recruiter=65435466&utm_campaign=mailto_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition#supporters Women’s Sports Foundation Petition by Women’s Sports Foundation Last week, 66 speedskaters filed a proposal asking that Andy Gabel receive a lifetime ban from US Speedskating, and that he be removed from the United States Speedskating Hall […]

Voters support SOL reform; Legislators should follow., Mai Fernandez, Hamilton and Griffin on Rights

May 22, 2014 in , /by

Supporting the rights of children over those of institutions remains an uphill battle in the United States. The public understands that child abusers don’t retire, and they know that many institutions reflexively protect their reputations rather protect kids. Meanwhile, legislators lag way behind their constituents. In California, legislators ran from the committee room to avoid […]

Suits allege St. John’s Abbey monk abused 2 ‘cabin kids’

May 21, 2014 in , /by

The clergy sex abuse lawsuit against the Twin Cities archdiocese headed northwest Monday, when documents related to child abuse by five monks at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., were released and a lawsuit was filed to pry open the abbey’s files. The letters and internal memos were among the thousands of pages of documents the Archdiocese […]

Ohio Senate Considers Bill to Extend Rape SOL

May 21, 2014 in /by

by MARC KOVAC | CAPITAL BUREAU CHIEF Published: May 20, 2014 5:47PM Columbus — Victims of rape or sexual battery could pursue criminal charges against their attackers decades after incidents occur, under legislation being considered in the Ohio Senate. Senate Bill 324 would extend the statute of limitations on such crimes if DNA analysis of evidence identifies […]

Professor Marci A. Hamilton, The Bottom Ten and the Top Ten States for Access to Civil Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims

May 13, 2014 in /by

Child abusers and their employers and enablers have benefitted for decades from state statutes of limitations (SOLs) for child sex abuse that expire before the vast majority of victims are ready to come forward. It was, until relatively recently, a constant game of “gotcha” that victims could not win. Most victims need decades to come […]