OVERLOOKED NO MORE: ANA ORANTES, WHOSE GRUESOME MURDER BROUGHT CHANGE TO SPAIN

In 1997, Orantes was killed by her husband after she went on television to describe his abuse. Her story led to major legal reforms to protect women from domestic violence. READ MORE

SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS WRITE OPEN LETTER TO RUSSELL SIMMONS: 'WE WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED'

Some of the women have written an open letter to Simmons, vowing that their days of silence—and holding on to the pain of the past—are over. READ MORE

HOW TO STOP BOYS FROM BECOMING 'ME TOO' PERPERTRATORS

A new study on teaching middle schoolers about sexual violence and dating abuse yields interesting clues READ MORE

I’VE REPRESENTED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. 

Here's what I know. READ MORE

AS HOMICIDES DROP IN L.A., MORE WOMEN ARE BEING KILLED — OFTEN BY INTIMATE PARTNERS

"It happens in the shadows; it happens in the home"

The Times examined L.A. County coroner’s records of all homicides of women over the last three years — nearly 300 deaths. READ MORE

I KILLED MY PARTNER. IT SAVED MY LIFE.

While she and her children slept, Arlene Adams was attacked by their abusive father. Defending herself, she killed him. She served her time, and is now rebuilding her life. READ MORE

WHY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KILLS SO MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN AMERICA

Women and children in the U.S. are hardly any safer from domestic abuse or from violence outside the home by intimate partners—and guns are largely to blame. Intimate partner homicides that involve firearms are increasing, research shows, while those involving other weapons, like knives, are falling. Between 2010 and 2017, intimate partner homicides that involved guns increased by 26%, a study found in March. READ MORE

SENATOR BLUMENTHAL DEMANDS THE NFL TAKE A TOUGHER STANCE ON PLAYERS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

Senator Richard Blumenthal called the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell out and demanded the league take a tougher stance on players charged with domestic violence. READ MORE

THE HOUSE APPROVED A REVAMPED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT TO COMBAT THE NRA

On Thursday, the House rejected a lobbying campaign by the N.R.A and approved a revamped Violence Against Women Act expanding law enforcement’s ability to restrict convicted domestic abusers from purchasing guns. READ MORE

HOMICIDES BY INTIMATE PARTNERS ON THE RISE

After nearly four decades of decline, homicides by intimate partners are increasing, driven primarily by gun violence. READ MORE

THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT WAS SIGNED 25 YEARS AGO.

HERE'S HOW THE LAW CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE.

Biden has called that law, the Violence Against Women Act, the legislation he is “proudest” of from his career in the Senate. READ MORE