Legal Department Prof. Marci Hamilton Alice Hanan, SOL Staff Attorney Jessica Schidlow, Staff Attorney Alice Bohn, CHILD USA Legal Fellow One of CHILD USA’s initiatives you may not know about is our Pro Bono Amicus Advocacy Project. Attorneys Alice Bohn and Jessica Schidlow, and Alice Hanan, when...

So many good people in Hollywood worked together to catapult the “#MeToo” and “Times Up” movements to global value. Thank you. We do, however, have a small, well, large, problem with follow-up. The entertainment industry is turning out to be a true nightmare for those who name their perpetrators,...

I represent over 500 survivors who were sexually abused as children in New York and are seeking a measure of justice under the New York Child Victims Act. Many survivors fall into the vulnerable category of potential victims in the pandemic and wonder whether they will ever see justice in their...

There is a group of victims in New York State that needs help as a result of the COVID-19 virus - but not in the way you may think. I’m talking about childhood sexual abuse survivors, many of whom, before the outbreak, were in the process of coming to grips with what happened to them and pursuing...

Most state legislative bodies convene their sessions between early January to mid- February and wrap up their lawmaking 5 to 6 months later. During that time they pass hundreds of bills. Well, not in this new science-fiction-like world in which we find ourselves. Unfortunately, this year most...

I understand that everyone is stressed out.  For those who had been daydreaming about “working from home” while sitting in their offices two weeks ago, the shift to actually working full-time from home is, well, disconcerting.  And I also understand that right now cute kitten and puppy dog...

If nothing else has been learned in the last twenty years from the child sex abuse scandals, it is that adults tend to prefer and protect their own interests and treat harm to children as collateral damage.  Again and again we see powerful adults choose image, power, and money over defenseless...