National programming: work here is made up of the following: all states litigation project: litigates appellate case from states across the country involving significant domestic violence issues, provides training and consultation of a variety of domestic violence topics, and assists in law reform work in other states as well as the federal level. Custody and abuse project: litigates selected cases for outside metropolitan DC involving custody and abuse; provides consultation to victims of abuse and their attorneys fighting to keep children safe through the courts: conducts training and presentations across the country; engages in law reform efforts; publishes articles and research summaries to help those seeking to protect children and adult victims of abuse; and works on federal legislative reform efforts. Rights litigation project: files friends-of-the-court briefs in supreme court cases concerning domestic violence; delivers public presentations and training to national and local advocates and interested scholars, concerned citizens and attorneys; and publishes blogs, media, and scholarly articles regarding the constitutional rights litigation affecting victims of domestic violence.

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