This lawyer is fighting defamation lawsuits that can silence sexual assault victims

Since the start of the #MeToo movement, many accused abusers have filed defamation charges against their accusers in retaliation, advocates say. Law professor Victoria Burke wants to change that.

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Nov 27 2024
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Editor's note: The following story deals with the topic of sexual assault. Victoria Burke remembers waking up in the hospital in December 2019, unsure of how she got there. The last memory she had w… [+8818 chars]

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