NCVLI Files Amicus Brief on Important Standard of Review Issue in the United States Supreme Court

With amazing support from Keith Franz of Azrael, Franz, Schwab & Lipowitz, LLC, NCVLI participated as amicus curiae in In re Fisher, a case involving victims of financial crimes who were denied restitution, which is on petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court.

Get Involved and Join NCVLI at our Open House

Date: 
September 1, 2011
Time: 
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Time Zone: 
PST

Join the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) and our partner clinic the Oregon Crime Victim Law Center (OCVLC) at an Open House on September 1st to learn how you can help victims of crime.   NCVLI and OCVLC offer many volunteer opportunities for attorneys, advocates, and community members.  This is a great chance for everyone to network and to learn how to get involved!  Learn more or RSVP here.  

Strategic Litigation of Victims' Rights with Prof. Paul Cassell and NCVLI Executive Director Meg Garvin

Date: 
August 3, 2011
Time: 
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Time Zone: 
PST

Strategic Litigation of Victims’ Rights with Paul Cassell, J.D., Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah and Meg Garvin, M.A., J.D., Executive Director, NCVLI.

13th Edition of NCVLI News

The 13th Edition of NCVLI News includes: Why Sentencing Recommendations in Victim Allocution are Permissible and Desirable, Message from the Director, Victims of Online Fraud: Crime Victims Without Meaningful Rights?, In the Trenches, Anti-Stalking Statutes May Criminalize Implied Threats Without Running Afoul of Free Speech Protections: The National Consensus, Case Spotlights: Recent Cases Discussing the Law Governing Victim Impact Statements.

New Case Updates Added to the Searchable Database

We now have 477 case summaries in the database!  They are all searchable by topic, year, and jurisdiction.  Thanks to our summer intern Sarah for loading so many cases!

Did you know?

There are 67 amicus briefs in the amicus brief database!  Next time you need to write a brief, start your research with the NAVRA database!

Successful Crime Victims' Week Event

As part of National Crime Victims’ Right Week, NCVLI facilitated a free presentation entitled, “Internet Perils: Cyberstalking, Cyberfraud, and Child Abuse Imagery.”  The presentation featured a panel of leading crime victims’ rights practitioners discussing the emerging issue of social media and Internet victimization, and some of the unique hurdles currently facing these victims.

 

NCVLI Crime Victim Law Conference

Date: 
June 14, 2011 - June 15, 2011
Time: 
(All day)

NCVLI’s Crime Victim Law Conference took place in Portland, Oregon from June 14-15, 2011.  NCVLI was honored to have amazing speakers again this year, including Susan Levy, mother of Chandra Levy, and her attorney Jani Tillery; Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Paul J.

NCVLI Hosts First Vision 21 Forum

In the summer of 2010, NCVLI was awarded a grant from the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to undertake one of four projects under the “Vision 21: Transforming Victim Services” initiative.  “Vision 21” is designed to develop a philosophical and strategic framework for defining the role of the field in the country’s response to crime and moving the field forward in the future. 

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center attorney on national television 2/14/11!

Jani Tillery from the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc. will be appearing with her client Susan Levy, mother of murder victim Chandra Levy, on CBS's The Early Show on Monday morning.  Ms. Tillery represented Mrs. Levy during the trial of her daughter's murderer.  The murderer was sentenced on February 4, 2011, after Mrs. Levy gave an impact statement.  Ms. Tillery represented Mrs. Levy throughout the trial in order to ensure that her rights as a victim were afforded.

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This project was supported in part by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-K001, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.