California ends child marriage after years of debate
Before the new law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.
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A middle schooler said she was raped. Then she was suspended from classes.
After a 13-year-old reported sexual assault, she was left to navigate a system where limited state and federal oversight leave school districts to decide how allegations are handled.
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117 women learned their jail strip searches were recorded. Their outrage changed the law.
Survivors hope their advocacy for a bill passed in Colorado can be a model for other states after a jail official was accused of viewing strip-search videos more than 3,000 times.
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Murder-suicide among older Americans appears to be rising
An analysis by The Trace found more murder-suicides involving victims 65 or older in 2025 than in any year since tracking began more than a decade ago.
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Keshia Golden, who said she killed boyfriend in self-defense, accepts plea deal
As a Black woman and survivor of domestic violence, she chose not to gamble on a trial that could have seen her imprisoned for at least 20 years.
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Keshia said it was self defense. She goes on trial for murder next week.
In a system stacked against both survivors of domestic violence and Black women, Keshia Golden hopes to be acquitted. Advocates want the case dropped entirely. -
ICE violence against women is largely untracked. One advocacy group is working to change that.
Immigration agents with prior records of sexual and gender-based violence have drawn attention in Trump’s second term amid questions about training and vetting.
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'We're the pawns': Epstein survivors say DOJ has failed them as Todd Blanche takes over
Liz Stein, a public face for survivors, says the Senate confirmation is a setback — but she isn't backing down.
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This nurse brings healthcare to people outside a detention center. She says ICE agents assaulted her.
This week, the ACLU announced it has filed 54 claims on behalf of Norma Bowe and others who allege violence and additional harms from federal immigration officials.
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Trump is reshaping immigration courts with help from a brutal comic book character
The administration has posted images of the masked, gun carrying Judge Dredd — a character intended to be a critique of police brutality — in its recruitment ads for immigration judges.