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By Brylie Turk
3 min read

 Institutional courage is a concept developed by Jennifer Freyd describing how individuals, organizations, and institutions should respond to survivors of trauma. Freyd’s challenges the notion that trauma victims must speak out to be heard. Instead, she argues that institutional courage is required to create safe and supportive environments for trauma victims.

I Have The Right To is thrilled to announce that Sophie Scott, Associate Producer, Anderson Cooper 360°, was appointed to the organization’s Board of Directors with a term starting June 1, 2023.

By Alexander Prout
New Hampshire Union Leader
3 min read

THE SCOURGE of sexual violence is one of the biggest issues of our time.

We are grateful that Michael Delaney withdrew his nomination last week for the First Circuit
Federal Court of Appeals. And we are encouraged that the voices of survivors and their
supporters have been heard.

By Jim Puzzanghera
Boston Globe
6 min read

Former New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney on Thursday withdrew as a nominee to serve on the First US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston amid controversy over his role as a lawyer in a notorious sexual assault case.

By Elizabeth Zeigler
2 min read

Every school can begin to make changes to ensure the safety of all students. Here are five actions schools can take now.

By Jim Puzzanghera
Boston Globe
7 min read

California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s absence from the narrowly divided chamber the past several weeks has stalled Democratic efforts to confirm more judges, including the controversial nomination of a New Hampshire lawyer for a seat on the US First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.

By Jennifer Bendery
Huffington Post
10 min read

Abortion rights groups won’t even talk about Michael Delaney. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee won’t weigh in, either.

For the first time since becoming president, one of Joe Biden’s judicial nominees may be in real trouble.

By Brylie Turk
3.5 min read

Delayed disclosure of child sexual abuse is an incredibly common phenomenon due to many barriers child victims face which prevent them from reporting their abuse. Regardless of age, the United States Department of Justice suggests that eighty-six percent of child sexual abuse goes completely unreported. When child victims do decide to report their abuse, a high percentage of them will not do so until adulthood.

By Jim Puzzanghera
Boston Globe
7 min read

Chessy Prout does not believe powerful people will do the right thing.

By Marianne Levine
Politico
3.5 min read

Several liberal advocacy organizations are expressing serious doubts about President Joe Biden’s nominee to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, highlighting his handling of a school sexual assault case.