This past legislative session, Minnesota enacted a new statute, Minn. Stat. § 609.2334, creating an order-for-protection (OFP) mechanism specifically targeting the financial exploitation of vulnerable ...

A Tacoma woman and her ex-boyfriend who died in a homicide-suicide earlier this month sought protection orders against each other for domestic violence, court records show. Diana Pham, 39, died from a ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would toughen penalties for repeat violations of protection orders.

Three Michigan legislators on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to make it so a personal protection order will be immediately served by law enforcement at no cost to the victim. Michigan law ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the roll call vote. A bill to serve personal protection orders for free for victims once they've been granted is one step closer to becoming law ...

Nottingham City Council has launched a public consultation on a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) ...

New Hampshire lawmakers propose overhaul of domestic violence laws, potentially eliminating civil protective orders and ...

At least six women have now come forward with claims to have taken out protection orders against a Garden Route artist arrested for the brutal murder of an ex-police officer.

Cassandra felt hopeless. “The police keep telling me to get a protection order, but it keeps getting denied because I haven’t had any physical abuse,” she explained. “But my ex keeps driving by, ...

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says protection orders must be taken seriously following the murder of Warrick Stock, who was popularly known as “DJ Warras”. Stock was fatally shot on Tuesday by three ...