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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Webinar: Incapacitated & Deceased Victims Have Rights Too; but what are they?
Date: 12:00pm - 1:15pm PDT October 15
September Volunteer Day
Join the National Crime Law Institute (NCVLI) for the September Volunteer Day.
Effective Legal Representation of Child-Victims: An Online Live Chat
This final session in the three-part series – Effective Legal Representation of Child-Victims – will be an online live chat. The series' goal has been to enhance the ability of attorneys to provide effective legal representation of child-victims regarding their rights in criminal cases, and this final training will allow practitioners who participated in the first two trainings to collaborate,
ICADV Annual Fall Conference
Meg Garvin will be a keynote speaker at the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Annual Conference on October 27-28th
Charity Run - Team Running for Victims’ Rights
Are you a runner? You can run and support NCVLI at the same time!
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