South Carolina lawmakers are considering a major expansion of the state’s domestic violence statutes through a bill that would create a new criminal offense k ...

Sarah Ortiz is all too familiar with domestic violence. When the mother of three separated from her husband, she told a court he dragged her out of bed and shoved her down onto the kitchen floor. But ...

A bill in the state house would amend South Carolina law to create a new criminal offense, known as “coercive control,” while also broadening who qualifies as a household member under domestic ...

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

South Carolina lawmakers are making a renewed effort to pass a bill aimed at protecting women from domestic violence before it escalates to physical abuse.

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Philadelphia legislators are considering extending employment and housing protects to victims of “coercive control.” On Thursday, City Council took up a proposal that would expand the definition of ...

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In December, a court acquitted Nengsy Lim, 45, for the crime of “nagging” her husband. The Indonesian woman had been charged with causing her husband psychological harm with her repeated scoldings. A ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A bill known as “Jennifers’ Law”, which expands the definition of domestic violence in Connecticut, is now law. Monday, Governor Ned Lamont signed SB-1091 into law after the ...

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