Diane L. Rosenfeld is a lecturer on law and director of the Gender Violence Program at Harvard Law School. And what changes to our legal system are necessary, in light of the #MeToo movement, for law to provide justice for women? This was, in fact, recognized by the Supreme Court as gender-based animus in violation of the Violence Against Women Act. Moreover, Supreme Court precedent for generations had recognized that deprivation of civil rights did indeed impact interstate commerce. And senators on the Judiciary Committee must hear directly from women on this, just as Sen. Flake did in the elevator.

Source: CNN September 30, 2018 00:00 UTC