Plans expanding protections for trafficking, sexual assault victims approved by House

UGS considers expanding Title IX education

The Undergraduate Senate (UGS) considered enhancing Title IX education and passed a bill to establish Notes from the Farm, a student group aimed at creating a book on campus experiences for incoming undergraduates, as an Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) service organization at their Wednesday meeting. The joint-resolution with the Graduate Student Senate (GSC) to “enhance Title IX education and engagement” aims to expand Title I…

Plans expanding protections for trafficking, sexual assault victims approved by House

The House passed dozens of bills on Tuesday, including legislation extending the statute of limitations on sex trafficking crimes, banning certain chemicals from cosmetic products and expanding dual language programs.

House closer to setting death sentence in cases of human trafficking of kids

U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)Prosecutors could seek the death penalty for people convicted of trafficking a child aged 12 or younger or someone with a severe mental disability under a bill heading to the House floor. Seminole Republican Rep. Berny Jacques told lawmakers Tuesday that previous U.S. Supreme Court rulings declaring such punishment unconstitutional shouldn’t persuade them to vote ag…