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By Carrie Campbell Severino, National Review
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Yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing did not go well for Michael Delaney, President Biden’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Delaney was repeatedly pressed by Republican senators over his role in pushing to publicly name an underage female victim of sexual assault while representing a prep school in Concord, New Hampshire, in a case he litigated.

By Tierney Sneed, CNN
5 minute read

The confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for a prestigious federal appeals court seat could be in jeopardy after he was grilled over his role representing an elite boarding school in a sexual assault case and a key Senate Democrat withheld his immediate support.

TO:  Advocates for  Sexual Assault Survivors and Children

RE:  Michael Delaney’s nomination for Federal Judge for Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals 

Dear Advocate, 

This is a call to action for all advocates and allies of sexual assault survivors. The White House nomination of Michael A. Delaney to a Federal Judgeship in the US Court of Appeals in Boston will be reviewed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 15, at 10:00 am in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.  

By  Esther Warkov, MS. Magazine
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This article chronicles the growing efforts to address K-12 sexual harassment and violence over the last decade and references Chessy Prout as a survivor-advocate whose case received international attention and advanced the movement in middle and high schools. There are links to films, print media, and resources that are helpful to students, parents, and educators.

by Yvonne Abraham, The Boston Globe
4 minute read

His supporters say federal appeals court nominee Michael Delaney is a dedicated advocate for sexual assault survivors. The family of one high-profile survivor would beg to differ.

By: Brylie Turk, Student Outreach Intern
3 minute read

Thursday February 26th, Steve Peacock, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and member of I Have The Right To’s Board of Directors, joined Evan Dawson for an interview for WXXI’s Connections segment (see the link below). In the interview, Steve openly shares his experience of being targeted, groomed, and then sexually abused for years in his own home by his neighbor, starting at when he was only 10 years old, and how he spoke up years later, at the age of 52 years.  

I Have The Right To interviewed Christina Graziano who is Partner at Ketterer Browne & Associates (KBA).  Christina’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation in state and federal courts, including cases of sexual assault.

I Have The Right recently spoke with Inanna Balkin, a student in 8th grade at Amherst Middle School in Amherst, Massachusetts. Inanna led a campaign to get her peers, teachers, and school leaders to sign the I Have The Right To Pledge. She is a model for students across the country who are standing up and speaking out to advocate for an education free from sexual assault. Hear in her own words why Inanna chose to be an advocate and what she hopes for in the future.

By: Elizabeth Zeigler
Executive Director, I Have The Right To
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When you remove the to-do lists, the last-minute gifting, and the hustle and bustle of the season, the holidays are about being together. 

Yet “being” together can sometimes be fraught: there is the unwanted kiss from Uncle George, the grandparent who overshares their grandchild’s news and photos, or the newcomer to the annual holiday dinner.

By: Elizabeth Zeigler, Executive Director, I Have The Right To

4 minute read

Consent is a word that is most often associated with romantic relationships and yet the concept is vastly broad and purely fundamental: the right that every human is entitled to exercise when deciding what happens to their body.  Including – and perhaps especially – young humans. Consider this story about my young daughter, Christmas, and consent.