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NFL to air first domestic violence PSA

Mic’s Elizabeth Plank joins José Díaz-Balart to talk about the domestic violence PSA that will air during Sunday’s Super Bowl, and what message the NFL is hoping to send by airing the 30-second ad.

Marissa Alexander’s release isn’t enough

Marissa Alexander, a domestic violence survivor and mother of three, was allowed to return home to her children Tuesday after nearly three years in jail for firing a warning shot to fend off an attack from her abusive estranged husband. She faced upwards of 60 years in prison, despite the fact that the shot harmed no one and was issued in defense of her life.

Photo: Bob Mack

Sports Illustrated Will Run Edgy Domestic Violence Ad Ahead Of Super Bow

The ad, created by the progressive advocacy group Ultraviolet, includes a dramatic video of a uniformed football player tackling a woman without a helmet. The video notes that 55 domestic abuse cases in the NFL have gone unanswered under the leadership of league commissioner Roger Goodell, and it ends with the hashtag “#GOODELLMUSTGO.”

#GoodellMustGo banners will return for the NFC and AFC championship games

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may have thought he put the league’s mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic assault case behind him when Robert Mueller released his independent report earlier this month, but some aren’t so ready to forgive and definitely not to forget. The national women’s advocacy organization UltraViolet has plans to resurrect its “#GoodellMustGo” banners, which flew over certain regular-season games last year, for the NFC and AFC championship games on Sunday.

Ultraviolet: No Justice This Week in Steubenville

The prosecution of a school administrator at the center of a notorious rape case settled out of court on Monday. An anti-rape-activist considers the deal excessively lenient and worries about what it means for a related prosecution of another school official.

Photo: Wolfram Burner

Adjusting College Rankings for Rape

The Princeton Review doesn’t grade schools based on how they handle sexual violence on campus, so one organization has come up with its own solution.

N.F.L. Sets Strict Rules for Actions Off Field

“While the policy itself may be a step in the right direction, leadership matters,” said Nita Chaudhary, a founder of UltraViolet, a women’s group. “And Roger Goodell is no leader.”

Photo: Brandon Wade/Associated Press

Students march, stage sit-in to protest Michigan State’s commencement address invitation to George Will

About 50 Michigan State University students marched through campus Wednesday chanting and holding signs in protest of the university’s decision to invite George Will to speak at Saturday’ commencement ceremony.

George Will’s Michigan State University Commencement Speech Sparks Protests, Outrage

Michigan State University’s decision to host George Will as a commencement speaker this weekend is sparking angry opposition from students, a prominent women’s equality group, and campus sexual assault advocates who plan to protest the event because of Will’s past comments about campus sexual assault.

Petition calls on MSU to cancel George Will speech

A group of activists will deliver a petition signed by tens of thousands of people to Michigan State University to protest winter commencement speaker George Will, who they call a “rape apologist,” leaders announced Monday.