Category: Statements

VRLC Responds to the 2024 Final Title IX Rule

April 19, 2024 VRLC Responds to the 2024 Final Title IX Rule We are relieved to see the release of the Biden Administration’s Final Title IX Rule, which was issued today and will be implemented by schools starting August 1, 2024. Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC), survivors, advocates and allies across the country have waited […]

258E Fix Testimony

September 26, 2023 VRLC Testimony on 258E Harassment Prevention Orders VRLC submitted the following testimony in support of H. 1702 and S. 1019. Over the last 10 years, VRLC has advised clients on over 550 258E harassment prevention orders across the Commonwealth. We see the impact of the current gaps in protections for our clients […]

VRLC Statement on Judicial Nominations

March 20, 2023 CONTACT:Stacy Malone(617) [email protected] VRLC Statement on Judicial Nominations Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) is a nonprofit law center founded to represent and advocate for the rights of sexual assault survivors. The nomination of Michael Delaney to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit highlights the need to ask all judicial […]

VRLC Statement Against LGBTQ+ Violence

November 21, 2022 VRLC Statement Against LGBTQ+ Violence We are heartbroken and mourn the senseless violence targeting the LGBTQ+ community at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado. LGBTQ+ clubs serve as a place of refuge for the LGBTQ+ community. As a Club Q patron was quoted by the media as saying, it was a place they loved and […]

VRLC’s Public Comment in Response to the Title IX NPRM

VRLC Statement – Dobbs Decision

June 24, 2022 VRLC Statement – Dobbs Decision Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) fervently opposes the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. We know from serving sexual assault survivors that the right to bodily autonomy is fundamental and many other rights, including the rights to seek justice and access healthcare following a sexual […]

VRLC Statement – Biden Administration Issues Proposed Title IX Regulations on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX

June 23, 2022 VRLC Statement – Biden Administration Issues Proposed Title IX Regulations on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX Today – June 23, 2022 – on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Department of Education released new proposed regulations that seek to restore protections to survivors. Victim Rights Law Center has represented student […]

VRLC Statement – Why Roe Matters to the Sexual Violence Movement

May 4, 2022 VRLC Statement – Why Roe Matters to the Sexual Violence Movement We are reeling from the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. If it stands, the ramifications of this decision are dire for those across the country who need access to safe reproductive options, including the rape […]

VRLC Statement – Decision Issued in Title IX Lawsuit

August 25, 2021 VRLC Statement – Decision Issued in Title IX Lawsuit On July 28, 2021, a Massachusetts federal judge issued a decision in VRLC et al. v. Cardona following a November 2020 trial. Judge Young’s decision vacated one of the most harmful and inequitable parts of the 2020 Title IX Rule commonly referred to […]

VRLC’s Public Comment on School Discipline