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Amid COVID-19, Marsy’s Law for North Dakota to Recognize Champions of Victims’ Rights
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
CONTACT:
Nick Klitzing, K2 & Co.
618-322-1514, nk@k2andcompany.com
Justin Giorgio, K2 & Co.
610-506-3927, jg@k2andcompany.com
The COVID-19 Crisis has created unprecedented challenges for Victim’s Rights advocates, and Marsy’s Law is distributing Challenge Coins to recognize them
Read moreMarsy’s Law for North Dakota Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 19-25)
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Monday, April 20, 2020
CONTACT:
Nick Klitzing, K2 & Co.
618-322-1514, nk@k2andcompany.com
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, victims need support now more than ever
Read moreNorthwest District Court Upholds Constitutionality of Marsy’s Law
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April 9, 2020
CONTACT:
Nick Klitzing, K2 & Co.
618-322-1514, nk@k2andcompany.com
Judicial ruling rejects the argument that Marsy’s Law limits a defendant’s rights under the United States Constitution
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Marsy’s Law for North Dakota Calls on Sheriffs to Notify Victims of Inmates’ Release in Midst of COVID-19 Outbreak
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April 7, 2020
CONTACT:
Nick Klitzing, K2 & Co.
618-322-1514, nk@k2andcompany.com
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Marsy’s Law for North Dakota Urges Officials To Prioritize Victims’ Rights in Midst of COVID-19 Outbreak
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Monday, March 23, 2020
CONTACT:
Nick Klitzing, K2 & Co.
618-322-1514, nk@k2andcompany.com
Marsy’s Law denounces ACLU’s call to commute sentences and release prisoners without consideration for victims’ rights
Read moreMarsy’s Law passes overwhelmingly in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana
For Immediate Release
November 8, 2016
Contact: Gail Gitcho
gail@marsyslaw.us
BOZEMAN, MT – Marsy’s Law For All announced tonight that Marsy’s Law has been passed overwhelmingly in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. Crime victims in these states now have rights that are protected by their respective state constitutions. These states join California and Illinois, that have passed Marsy’s Law, which provides for a Constitutional Bill of Rights to counterbalance the rights of the accused or convicted in the criminal justice system.
Read moreBroken Trust – Alyssa’s Story
May 11, 2011, I was at my best friend’s house drinking with her and her husband. We had drank at their house countless times in the past. I was best friends with her for 8 years. They were like family. That night we were celebrating me completing a semester in college. I never thought twice about her husband having me drink more and more. Suddenly, it hit me that I had drunk way too much. Everything went black and when I came to I was being raped and assaulted by my friend’s husband. I started to fight and scream for my life in hopes she would hear me. Then he held a knife to my throat and threatened to kill me. Finally, my friend came in to find us, and he took off and out of the house.
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Our System Has Holes: Jessica Armstrong’s Story
In 2007 my sister, Jennifer, was murdered in Minot. Not only was that horrible enough, but Jennifer left behind two young boys. My nephews no longer have their mother and the youngest is without a father as he was the man who killed my sister.
Read moreReal Examples of Why Equal Rights Are Needed in North Dakota
For the four-year-old North Dakotan who was a victim of child pornography, does that child (and parents) deserve to know what’s going on in the case against the accused criminal? Does that child/family deserve to be notified of any plea agreements, sentencing, or release of the accused? We believe they do. However, the existing victims’ rights to protect them are not getting the job done; partly because the accused’s constitutional rights supersede the victims’ and partly because current statutes have no enforceability.
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