‘Army of Lawyers’ Bill for Domestic Abuse Victims Nears Passage

Bipartisan legislation mandating that federal district courts promote pro bono legal services for domestic violence survivors awaits final U.S. Senate approval, which one of its sponsors is “confident” will happen soon.

We’d have “an army” of lawyers to help, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Ala.), told Bloomberg Law, noting the potential impact of the measure nationally if enacted.

The Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018—the POWER Act— is modeled after the “Choose Respect” campaign that Sullivan helped champion while attorney general of Alaska, which has the highest rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in the ...