Although reproductive health care will be on the ballot in 2026, the most consequential questions may be answered in the courts. There is little political support for a nationwide abortion ban so those pushing to limit reproductive health care are circumventing the will of the people by going to the courts. Mifepristone, a commonly used […]
Alabama Sentences Man to 200 Years for Possession of Illegal Images
A 67-year old man who had previously been convicted of sexual contact with an underage boy was sentenced to 200 years when a collection of illegal images was found on his electronic devices. Such a lengthy sentence is unusual in cases of mere possession, with no evidence that the offender had produced or distributed the […]
Uber is On Trial for Sexual Assault
The food and people delivery company is on trial this week for a lawsuit by a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a driver she hired through the Uber app. The lawsuit specifies that the alleged victim was intoxicated when she got into the vehicle. Will 2026 be the year in which alcohol […]
Special Protections for Trans Prisoners Ended
A December 2nd DOJ memo seeks to undercut administrative enforcement of the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act as it pertains to protection of trans and intersex prisoners. Although passed by Congress, the act leaves it up to administrative agencies to develop their own standards for its implementation, which are often lax at best. Under the […]
Elderly Man is Killed with Moose Antler Because of 40 Year Old Sex Offense, Killer Goes Free
A man living in remote Northern Minnesota used a moose antler to murder a 77-year old neighbor who had convicted of a sex offense over 40 years ago, but had been law-abiding ever since. The killer was found incompetent to stand trial after a psychologist testified that he suffered from a persecutory delusional disorder because […]
Southeast Asia Cracks Down on Gay Sex
171 men arrested in a high-profile police raid of a gay sauna in Kuala Lumpur under suspicion of “immoral activities” had to be released on bail, as the court found there was no evidence to support charges of “unnatural intercourse” or “prostitution exploitation” (offenses under the penal code), since none of the men admitted to […]
Ex-husband Fabricated Lurid Sex Abuse Charges Against Boys’ Mom
In an all too familiar pattern, a custody dispute between divorced parents was weaponized into headline-grabbing charges of child rape and livestreamed pornography due to the gullibility of police, press, and prosecutors. Two weeks before the scheduled trial of a Boca Raton mom, her boyfriend, and oldest son by a prior marriage, Florida prosecutors dropped […]
Protecting Rape Victims is Complicated
As we reported in our last edition, France recently legislated a major change to redefine rape as sex without clearly expressed consent. However, a similar proposal in Italy, supported by both Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her center-left rival Elly Schlein, has run into political obstacles due to objections from Meloni’s coalition partner, Deputy PM […]
Supreme Court Continues to Weigh In On Sex and Gender
On November 10 the Supreme Court kiboshed an opportunity to overturn the constitutional right to same-sex marriage by denying an appeal from Kim Davis. Davis, if you recall, is that troll of a county clerk from Kentucky who has been married four times and who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015 […]
France Redefines Rape
In the wake of the sensational Gisèle Pelicot gang-rape trial, the French Senate unanimously approved a bill, previously approved by the National Assembly, to redefine rape as any sexual act without consent, defined as “freely given, informed, specific, prior, and revocable.” This makes rape easier to prove than the previous standard, which required an expression […]