Today, the Center for Prosecutor Integrity issued a press release calling on the American Bar Association to reject Resolution 114. The resolution seeks to impose an affirmative consent standard, partly based on flawed "trauma-informed" ideology.

"The ABA affirmative consent proposal violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by shifting the burden of proof to the accused person, effectively eliminating the presumption of innocence," explains CPI. "An affirmative consent standard would dramatically increase the likelihood of wrongful determinations of guilt."

If you haven't already done so, please contact the ABA to express your strong objections to this flawed resolution. Call or email:

Kevin Scruggs, ABA Criminal Justice Section Director 
(202) 662-1503
kevin.scruggs@americanbar.org