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Awareness|October 19, 2017

The Smoke Screen That’s Obscuring the Voices of Survivors – Why We Must Amend the CDA


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...

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Justice Programs|September 16, 2017

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...

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Justice Programs|September 15, 2017

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...

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Justice Programs|September 14, 2017

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...

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Justice Programs|August 1, 2017

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....

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