This article by The Associated press today http://www.dailymail.com/News/200911240265 says the state Supreme Court of West Virginia says a perceived threat of violence is enough to justify the granting of a domestic violence protection order.

It further says that under state law, creating fear of physical violence is grounds for a protective order.

It’s about time that all states adopted similar laws.

This article By Sarita Chourey appeared in the Augusta Chronicle yesterday http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/23/met_556758.shtml and talks about a bill that would not allow insurance companies to discriminate against domestic abuse victims in South Carolina. The bill would prohibit, for instance, an insurer from including in its risk-evaluation questionnaire whether the person seeking coverage has ever suffered domestic violence.

The removal of this loophole has already been adopt...