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December 2004 NCVLI Call for Proposals The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), an OVC-funded project, is seeking proposals for workshop presentations at its Fourth Annual Crime Victim Law and Litigation Conference, which is being held June 17–18, 2005, in Portland, Oregon. Proposals are due to NCVLI by December 17, 2004. NCVLI (Dec 2004) November 2004 Justice For All Act 2004 President Bush signed H.R. 5107, known as the Justice for All Act of 2004, into law October 30, 2004. The law protects crime victims' rights, eliminates backlog of crime scene DNA samples, and expands and improves DNA testing, research and development. Office of Victims of Crime (Nov 2004) June 2004 Peeping Toms Go High-Tech Today's Peeping Toms use tiny cameras for "upskirting", and later post the images on the Internet. The Viginian Pilot (6/8/04) April 2004 Senate Passes Crime Victim Rights Legislation By an overwhelming 96-1 vote, the U.S. Senate passed legislation designed to give more rights to victims of crime. The legislation comes after the defeat of a proposed victims' rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Read the text of Senate Bill 2329 ACLU Applauds Defeat of Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment The ACLU applauded the Senate's decision to leave the U.S. Constitution intact and replace it with a statutory alternative. ACLU PR (4/22/04)