Event Spotlight
NAVRA is a project of NCVLI. Explore NAVRA and other NCVLI events that promote balance and fairness in the justice system through crime victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resource sharing.
Legal Restrictions on Litigant and Witness Anonymity in a Digital Age
A live webcast presented by Jennifer A. Brobst, J.D., LL.M., Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Hearing in Silence & Listening Past Noise: Creating a Foundation for Advocacy at First Contact
Join Meg Garvin, Executive Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, on April 27th for a workshop on creating a foundation for advocacy at first contact with victims. Presented in association with the Center for Community Engagement, this training is offering as part of a series of free workshops with the aim to provide attendees with the information, skills and resources needed to help support them in acting in resistance to hate and bias.
2018 Crime Victim Law Conference
NCVLI's 17th annual Crime Victim Law Conference
Two New Amicus Briefs Added to the Searchable Database!
Two new briefs filed by NCVLI have been added to the searchable Amicus Briefs database. In Re: Oleson was filed in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and addresses a victim’s right to appellate review under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. The brief contains a detailed analysis of CVRA legislative history regarding Congress’s intent to afford crime victims regular appellate review. State v.
New & Noteworthy Court Opinion: United States v. Murray --- F.3d --- No. 11-20622 2012 WL 5330889 (5th Cir. Oct. 30 2012).
Defendants, separately convicted of various federal fraud charges arising out of a Ponzi scheme, appealed the district court’s order reopening their sentences and awarding about $17 million in restitution to the victims under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA), 18 U.S.C.
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From Dynamics to Trauma in Sexual Assault Cases: Why, When, and How to Use an Expert Witness
A live webcast presented by Erin Greenawald, Senior Assistant Attorney General for Oregon DOJ.
2018 Crime Victim Law Conference
NCVLI's annual Crime Victim Law Conference, now in its 17th year, continues to be the only national conference focusing on rights enforcement in criminal cases, which is a critical but often overlooked component of holistic victim services.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Virginia - Child-Victims: Providing Effective Rights Enforcement Representation
This intensive two-day training will provide participants with an overview of victims’ rights and detailed, age-appropriate techniques for working with child-victims at different developmental stages. The training focuses heavily on practical litigation skills that can assist attorneys in asserting victims’ rights throughout a criminal case against a child-victim’s offender.
Webinar: Representing Victims Who Don't fit Society's "Mold"
Date: 12:00pm - 1:15pm PDT November 12 PST
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