Leslie's Law Blog

In 2016, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission fined two New York-area men $25,000 each for using false caller ID to carry out harassing phones calls to the ex-wife of one of the men. The practice, known as “spoofing,” has become a common stalking tactic used by abusers in domestic violence situations to trick victims into answering their phones. Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific individual in order to generate fear. Stalking

The Trump administration has been caught up in yet another controversy, as allegations of domestic abuse resulted in the resignations of two top White House staff members in the same week. Staff secretary Rob Porter and speechwriter David Sorenson, who were each accused of domestic abuse by their former wives, stepped down in February despite denying the allegations. Although President Trump subsequently condemned domestic violence, he has yet to nominate a director for The

In New Jersey, domestic violence generally is defined as actual or threatened harm committed by a current or former family or household member, or romantic partner against another, but also can be harassment by email, text message, social media posts, or by phone calls. A recent amendment to New Jersey law added “criminal coercion” by one person in this class against the victim when the abuser takes actions designed to substantially harm the victim with respect to her or hi