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Domestic Violence Law: Case Law/Administrative Action

A guide to domestic violence law resources, including sources of federal, state, and international law, practice materials and materials on specific legal issues, as well as news, scholarship, agencies, and organizations.

Cases

Robertson v. U.S. ex rel. Watson, 560 U.S. 272 (2010)
United States v. Hayes, 555 U.S. 415 (2009)
Giles v. California, 554 U.S. 353 (2008)
Davis v. Washington, 547 U.S. 813 (2006)
Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006)
Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005)
Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004)
Nicholson v. Scoppetta, 344 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2003)
Jessica Gonzales v. United States
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Report Nº 52/07 on Admissibility, July 24, 2007
Jessica Gonzales v. United States
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Merits Report No. 80/11, July 21, 2011

Sources of Case Law

Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights on Violence Against Women
Tribal Domestic Violence Case Law: Annotations for Selected Tribal Cases Related to Domestic Violence
Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Reports and Articles

Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations
Daniel G. Saunders, VAWnet, 1998

Administrative Action

The Criminal Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act Apply to Otherwise Covered Conduct When the Offender and Victim Are the Same Sex
Memorandum Opinion for the Acting Deputy Attorney General, April 27, 2010
When a Prior Conviction Qualifies as a “Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence”
Memorandum Opinion for the Chief Counsel, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 2007