Violence Against Women : Protective Orders and Government Accountability

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News
> Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds U.S. Responsible for Protecting Domestic Violence Victims (10/9/2007)
> Domestic Violence Victim Sues U.S. Government for International Human Rights Violations (3/2/2007)
> Mother of Slain Children Takes Case to International Tribunal (12/27/2005)
> ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Hold Police Accountable for Enforcing Restraining Orders (3/21/2005)

Cases
> Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A.
> Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales

Resources

• Fact Sheets
  > Domestic Violence: Protective Orders and the Role of Police Enforcement
• Legal Documents
  > Jessica Gonzales v. USA: IACHR's Admissibility Decision
  > Jessica Gonzales v. USA: Observations Concerning the March 2, 2007 Hearing Before the Commission
  > Summary of Jessica Gonzales' Argument Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
  > Jessica Gonzales' Statement Before the IACHR
  > Statement: Jessica Gonzales at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
  > Jessica Gonzales v. USA - Observations Concerning the Response of the United States Government
  > Jessica Gonzales v. USA - Exhibits in Support of Observations Concerning the Response of the United States Government
  > Declaration of Jessica Gonzales
  > Jessica Gonzales v. USA - Government Response
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Exhibit F: U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales (June 27, 2005)
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Exhibit D: 10th Circuit Panel Decision, Gonzales v. City of Castle Rock Et. Al. (October 15, 2002)
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Exhibit C: District Court Order, Gonzales v. City of Castle Rock, Et. Al. (January 23, 2001)
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Exhibit E: 10th Circuit En Banc Decision, Gonzales v. City of Castle Rock Et. Al. (April 29, 2004)
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Exhibit A: Temporary Restraining Order (May 21, 1999)
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales - Exhibit B: Divorce Decree (June 4, 1999)
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales Brief of Amici Curiae the Family Violence Prevention Fund, et al.
  > Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales Brief of Amici Curiae Peggy Kerns, et al.
  > ACLU Amicus Brief in Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales (2/15/2005)
• Policy Advocacy
  > ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, S. 1197
  > ACLU Written Testimony Submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding the Violence Against Women Act of 2005
• Other
  > Petition Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Jessica Gonzales