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Topic: What Judges, Attorneys, and Prosecutors Need to Know About How VAWA Confidentiality Impacts Dicovery In Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors

Hosted By: American University

Date/Time: Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 3:00am -5:30am ChST

Description: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) confidentiality offers federal immigration law protections enacted to prevent perpetrators from learning about, interfering with, and obtaining information contained in survivors victim-based applications for immigration relief (VAWA, Battered Spouse Waiver, U and T visa cases). The faculty (judge, former prosecutor, family lawyer) will discuss how courts, prosecutors and attorneys should respond when offenders seek discovery of VAWA confidentiality protected information in criminal, family, and civil court cases

Location: virtual