For Washingtonians trying to cut contact with their domestic abusers and stalkers, civil protection orders are often a necessary legal step. But the process of filing one can be tricky to navigate.

A visiting judge denied Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley’s request for a pair of emergency civil protection orders this week after Foley claimed a former employee and a local activist both ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has launched an initiative to develop a digital civil protection order portal for domestic violence survivors and other individuals seeking a civil ...