Media

Press Releases

SAVE promotes public awareness, informed debate, and evidence-based policies about intimate partner violence and sexual assault with an ongoing media campaign that features radio interviews, editorial columns, social media messaging, and press releases. Following is a listing of the SAVE press releases:

2013:

June 18 — Uncertain Justice: The Presumption of Innocence is Being Lost, Most Say
June 14 — Accusing U. Launches Radio Campaign to Protect Free Speech on Campus
June 11 — Most Americans Doubt Fairness of Criminal Justice System, Reveals Center for Prosecutor Integrity
June 6 — False Words Ruin Lives: SAVE Conference to Focus on Plight of Wrongly Accused
May 29 — Prosecutor Ethics the Focus of CPI Media Campaign
May 15 — Prosecutor Bias and Misconduct are Widespread, Says SAVE Report
May 14 — How Well is the Media Covering the Kellett Prosecutor Scandal?, SAVE Asks
May 6 — Ethics Board Issues Rebuke of Hancock Co. Prosecutor Mary Kellett
May 1 — ‘Point of Parody:’ Six More Editorials Slam Campus Sex Assault Panels
April 29 — ‘Totalitarian Justice:’ Criticisms of Campus Sex Assault Panels Intensify
April 25 — SAVE Cites Excessive Delays, Bias with Hancock County Prosecutors
April 22 — National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: SAVE Calls for End to Discriminatory Practices
April 16 — SAVE Applauds Growing Number of Inclusive Abuse Shelters
April 8 — Law Enforcement Must Stop Discrimination in Abuse Cases, SAVE Says
April 4 — As Bogus Rape Claims Grow, SAVE Calls for Repeal of Federal Sex Assault Directive
April 3 — SAVE Unveils the Inclusive-VAWA Resource Center
March 25 — A Legacy of Bias: Lawmakers Urged to Enact Resolution on VAWA Inclusiveness
March 25 — New York Times Engages in Bias, Secret Alterations in Coverage of Campus Sex Assault Issue, SAVE Charges
March 19 — Over 100 Editorials Now Call for Repeal of Federal Sex Mandate
March 12 — Lawmakers Urged to Swiftly Implement VAWA’s Inclusiveness Mandate
March 7 — SAVE Praises Attorney General Eric Holder for Visionary Statement on VAWA Inclusion
March 1 — SAVE Applauds New Inclusion Mandate of Violence Against Women Act
February 27 — SAVE Calls on Anti-Violence Groups to Renounce Shaming Campaign
February 13 — ‘Incendiary and Extreme:’ SAVE Deplores Vilification Campaign in Wake of Senate Approval of VAWA
February 11 — Ideology Over Science: Anti-Abuse Policies Put Victims at Risk, SAVE Report Says
February 6 – Penobscot Co. Woman Says Prosecutor Mary Kellett Employed Threats and ‘Bald-Faced Lie’ to Induce Testimony
February 5 – Leading Scientists and Organizations Urge Reforming the Violence Against Women Act: SAVE Calls for Prompt Congressional Action
February 1 –Assistant District Attorney Continues to Prosecute Cases Despite Suspension Recommendation: SAVE Calls on Hancock County Commissioners to Take Action
January 25 — Women Shortchanged by Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Charges
January 14 — Domestic Violence Programs Have Not Delivered on Promises to Women: SAVE Report
January 8 — No DNA, No Witnesses, No Evidence: Brian Banks Case Spotlights Need for Rape Reform
January 4 — Shrill Rhetoric and Partisan Squabbling Doomed Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Says

2012:

December 20 — Prosecutorial Misconduct May be Widespread, SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Act Now to End Abuse
December 18 — Presumed Innocent? SAVE Unveils Innocence Quilts to Spotlight Need for Legal Reform
December 13 — Prosecutor Shunned Due Process and Presumption of Innocence, SAVE Urges High Court to Impose Sanctions to Curb Prosecutorial Misconduct
December 11 — SAVE Applauds Proposed Suspension of Prosecutor Mary Kellett, Calls for Restitution and Stronger Oversight Measures
December 7 — Under Fire for Sex Directive, Dept. of Education Russlynn Ali Steps Down
December 5 — College Administrators, Lawmakers Urged to Probe Loss of Presumption of Innocence
November 1 — Candidates of All Political Stripes Now Endorse VAWA Reform
October 29 — Former Federal Attorney Calls Dept. of Education Sex Directive ‘Unlawful’
October 4 — Bogus Claims Cheat Victims: SAVE Urges Colleges to Hold False Accusers Accountable
September 12 — SAVE Charges Univ. of Montana with Neglect of Due Process in Sex Cases
September 5 — SAVE Calls on Dept. of Education to Rescind ‘Flawed’ Sexual Assault Policy
August 29 — Prosecutorial Misconduct: SAVE Expresses Concern Over Delays in Resolving Charges Against ADA Mary Kellett
August 15 — Politicizing the Truth: White House Order Ignores the Plight of Most Victims of Violence
August 13 — One Perjurer, One Unethical Prosecutor, One Wrongful Conviction. SAVE Calls on Judge to Vacate Conviction of Vladek Filler
August 9 — Pets over Persons: SAVE Calls on Abuse Shelters to Re-Examine Priorities
August 7 — Dishonest Portrayals by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
August 2 — Police Academy Curriculum Stereotypes Men as Abusers
July 17 — Most Support Reform of Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Survey Shows
July 12 — SAVE Applauds Justice Dept. Probe into Wrongful Convictions
June 28 — After Fake-Rape Video Goes Viral, SAVE Hosts False Allegations Summit
June 26 — As Victim Credibility Dwindles, SAVE Calls on Prosecutors to File Charges in Brian Banks False Rape Case
June 19 — Unblinding Lady Justice: SAVE Calls on Dept. of Education to Respond to Civil Rights Complaints
June 14 — Following Brian Banks Release, SAVE Raps Media for Allowing Rape ‘Hysteria’
May 25 — SAVE Announces Resignation
May 17 — House Approves Violence Against Women Act: SAVE Applauds Long-Overdue Reform Measures
May 15 — SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Stand Tall for Victims and the Constitution during Upcoming VAWA Vote
May 8 — VAWA Must Stop Funding Lethal Mandatory Arrest Policies
April 11 — Battering the Truth: SAVE Report Reveals Many Abuse Statistics are One-Sided or False
April 4 — $1.2 Million in Anti-Violence Funds Embezzled, Missing, or Misused: Fraud is Widespread, SAVE Charges
March 21 — SAVE Chides Media for ‘Sound-Bite’ Coverage of Abuse Bill
March 19 — Violence Against Women Act Poses Threat to Civil Rights, Group Charges
February 17 — Accusing U. Campaign Targets Dept. of Education Sex Directive
February 13 — NY Times Anti-Violence Editorial Shortchanges Victims, SAVE Says
February 6 — Anti-Violence Bill Loses Focus on Victims, Many Claim
January 31 — Centers for Disease Control Should Remove Flawed Rape Survey, Says Washington Post Editorial
January 3 — Tell the Truth about Partner Abuse: SAVE’s New Year’s Resolution

2011:

December 20 — Media Criticized for Biased Coverage of CDC Violence Report
December 6 — Verizon Abuse Video Sparks Controversy, Condemnation
November 29 – Verizon Video Teaches Children to Fear Fathers, SAVE Charges
November 14 — Senator Drops Controversial VAWA Campus Sex Provision, But Civil Rights Violations Remain
November 8 — False Accusations of Sexual Harassment May Soar, SAVE Warns
November 1 — Bogus Sex Harassment Claims on the Upswing, Says Victim Rights Group
October 20 — Abuse Programs Must Tell the Truth, SAVE Says
October 17 — One in 10 Falsely Accused of Abuse: Survey
October 12 — SAVE Launches National Campaign to Reform Abuse Laws
October 4 – On Partner Abuse, President Obama Flubs his Facts
September 8 — SAVE Deplores Portrayal of Domestic Violence as Glamorous
August 24 — Academia Rebels Against the Presumption of Guilt for Men
August 3 — DHHS Under Fire for Sex Bias in Screening Guidelines
July 25 — Dr. Phil’s Testimony was ‘Reckless and False,’ Group Charges
July 11 — Partner Violence Reduction Act Brings Hope to Victims
June 2 — 11% Falsely Accused of Abuse, Survey Shows
April 18 — SAVE Offers Condolences Following the Tragic Death of Reginald Daye, Victim of Duke Lacrosse Accuser
April 4 — Rape Accusation a ‘Fabrication,’ Says Former Natalee Holloway Investigator
March 30 — Maine Prosecutor Coddles Known Child Abuser In Pursuit of False Rape Claim
February 22 — AG Eric Holder Needs to Put an End to Domestic Violence Myths
February 4 — NFL Must Tackle Super Bowl Abuse Myth
January 31 — Mandatory Arrest Must be Handcuffed, Group Says
January 18 — Most Abuse Programs Slice and Dice the Truth

2010:

December 28 — TEPA Accreditation Program Promotes Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
November 8 — Cost of Mandatory Arrest: 600 Lives A Year
September 13 — Get Ready Now for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
September 9 — New Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence Available