Transcripts of commentary on Panel Two from the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium Issue.

View the other events in the 2010 Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law Symposium below.

Opening Remarks + Panel One

Present at the Creation: Drafting and Passing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Panel Two

The VAWA Civil Rights Provision: Shaping It, Saving It, Litigating It, Losing It

Panel Three 

The Impact of VAWA: Billions (Yes, with a B) for Prevention, Victim Services, Law Enforcement, Underserved Populations and the Courts, and Looking Ahead to VAWA IV

Article

Mandatory U-visa Certification Unnecessarily Undermines the Purpose of the Violence Against Women Act's Immigrant Protections and its "Any Credible Evidence" Rules

Award

Presenting the Legal Momentum Hero Award to Vice President Joe Biden for Initiating and Championing VAWA

Commentary 

Drafting, Lobbying, and Litigating VAWA: National, Local, and Transnational Interventions on Behalf of Women's Equality