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Litigation

Sep. 26, 2002

Gender Violence Made Actionable

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis signed a measure Tuesday that allows victims of gender-based violence to sue their attackers for damages in civil rights actions.

By Hudson Sangree
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis signed a measure Tuesday that allows victims of gender-based violence to sue their attackers for damages in civil rights actions.
        The new law is modeled after a similar provision in the federal Violence Against Women Act...

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