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 ...

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

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) ...

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, ...