By: Alisa Bernard, Survivor Advocacy Coordinator, The Organization for Prostitution Survivors I am of the technology generation. I was born the same year the cell phone was invented and Macintosh Apple made its debut. I never knew a time when a computer was not an accessible tool. We live in a time where computers the size […]
Law Professors Weigh in on Amending the CDA – Part 3
Q: How did we get here? Could the Communications Decency Act have been drafted differently to avoid this problem? It is very important to understand the history of the CDA and that puts in context the SESTA proposal as a mere clarification of what the CDA was meant to do in 1996 when drafted, and […]
Law Professors Weigh in on Amending the CDA – Part 2
Q: We keep hearing that passing these bills will end the internet as we know it? What do you think of these claims? These claims are misplaced. For example, the Senate bill is a 4 page bill that simply clarifies how the CDA (passed in 1996) is affected by the TVPA, which was passed 4 […]
Law Professors Weigh in on Amending the CDA – Part 1
“Sex trafficking, like all social problems, requires a comprehensive response from many quarters.” By Mary G. Leary, Professor of Law, Catholic University of America, Shea Rhodes, Director of Villanova Law School’s Institute to Address Commercial Exploitation, Chad Flanders, Professor of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law Scholar, St. Louis University, and Audrey Rogers, Professor of Criminal Law and […]
Letter of Support for the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017
Dear Senator Portman and Senator Blumenthal, A couple of decades ago sex traffickers and buyers conducted their illegal transactions in dark alleys and back streets. Today these criminal transactions have moved online. Although the location has changed, the crime remains the same and so must our response to those who facilitate and enable it. In […]
