Marci Hamilton Live Twitter Feed

Reminder! Monday, May 24, Marci Hamilton LIVE on Twitter from 8:00pm-9:00pm @AbuseStoppers – talking about the Stop Abuse Campaign, Statute of Limitations reform, and Justice Denied: What America Must Do To Protect Its Children…

Authors in Action: Reclaiming Justice Denied

Marci Hamilton of the Cardozo School of Law has joined forces with the Stop Abuse Campaign to promote the passage of the Child Victims Act of New York (A02596) before the end of the state’s session in June.

A leading constitutional law scholar specializing in church/state issues, Hamilton sounds a clarion call for incest/family victims to organize in their push to raise awareness of the CVA. Her book, Justice Denied: What America Must Do To Protect Its Children, has proven a source of inspiration – providing a platform pushing to end arbitrary statutes of limitation for childhood sexual abuse, and allowing survivors past and present to have their day in court. Part of the problem, Hamilton argues, is the presence of formidable opponents to the bill – the insurance industry, the higher-ups of the Roman Catholic Church – as recently addressed in an editorial by the staff of the New York Times last Sunday.

What does the bill actually say and where does the Times Editorial stand and how can you find out more on the Stop Abuse Campaign?

Religious Groups Try to Block NY Abuse Bill

The Child Victims Act is getting another shot in the New York legislature, and yesterday Assemblywoman Markey (D-Queens) introduced the bill to a Democratic house for the first time. Governor Patterson is also behind this bill, giving it a good shot at passing. Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton was there to testify. From the New [...]

Marci Hamilton to speak on religion and the law

Marci Hamilton will join a panel discussion called Legal Responses to Abuse in Religious Communities on Tuesday, March 3. C-SPAN’s Book TV will be taping as well. The Justice Denied author’s panel will be part of a larger gathering: The Evolving Balance: Abuse in Religious Communities and the Law, presented by Cardozo Advocates for Kids. [...]

Developments in Brooklyn Sex Abuse Cases

Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton just sent me a couple of stories of interest in the recent cases involving abused children in the Orthodox Jewish communities of Brooklyn. Channel 11 news did a powerful piece yesterday on the current state of the investigation, and spoke with Marci about it. The video can be seen here. [...]