The Violence Against Women Act at 20

This past Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Violence Against Women Act. During the past few weeks, national news headlines have reminded us of its ongoing relevance and ways that our society still needs to change in order to end domestic and sexual violence.

We have some opinion pieces and reading from around the nation to help frame where we are at with 20 years of VAWA:

• US News and World Report, “Ray Rice is a reminder why congress passed the violence against women act.”
• Time Magazine, “20 Years of Change: Joe Biden on the Violence Against Women Act”
• Duquesne Law Review, “The Violence Against Women Act and its Impact on the U.S. Supreme Court and International Law: A Story of Vindication, Loss, and a New Human Rights Paradigm”