Nevada ranks fifth in the nation for most rapes per capita, and second for its domestic violence rate. That's why Dr. Mandi Gray, who has worked with women and girls involved with the legal system for almost 20 years, believes understanding the laws surrounding sexual violence is so important in its prevention. She's the author of Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law, which critically examines the use of U.S. defamation law to silence reports, disclosures, and broader conversations about abuse. This discussion at UNLV aims to shed light on this type of violence and, through education, hopefully prevent Gray's fear from becoming a reality: That "if such (defamation) lawsuits (against victims) continue, we will witness the disappearance of sexual violence discourse."