Marsy's Law for All

Marsy's Law for All
Basic facts
Location:	Aliso Viejo, California
Founder(s):	Dr. Henry Nicholas
Year founded:	2009
Website:	Official website

Marsy's Law for All LLC is an organization that was founded to advocate for Marsy's Law, a set of specific constitutional protections for crime victims, as amendments to state constitutions and the U.S. Constitution.

Between 2008 and 2024, Marsy's Law for All supported 15 ballot measures in 14 states, all of which were approved.

Courts overturned Marsy's Law constitutional amendments in Montana and Pennsylvania.

Background

Dr. Henry Nicholas founded Marsy's Law for All in 2009. The organization is named after his sister, Marsy, who was murdered in 1983. The organization was founded to advocate for Marsy's Law, a set of specific constitutional protections for crime victims, as amendments to state constitutions and the U.S. Constitution

Marsy's Law is designed to provide the following:

• The right to be notified about and present at proceedings.
• The right to be heard at proceedings involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole of the accused.
• The right to be protected from the accused.
• The right to be notified about release or escape of the accused.
• The right to refuse an interview or deposition at the request of the accused.
• The right to receive restitution from the individual who committed the criminal offense.

Leadership

As of August 2025, Henry Nicholas is the principal officer for Marsy's Law for All.

Political activity

Ballot measure activity

Marsy's Law for All was founded to enact Marsy's Law in all 50 states and as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The group has supported ballot measures through local, affiliated ballot measure committees to pass Marsy's Law at the state level.

As of August 2025, Marsy's Law for All's website said it was actively working to pass an amendment in Idaho, Iowa, Maine, and New Hampshire.

As of August 2025, 12 states had adopted Marsy's Law. While voters in Kentucky, Montana, and Pennsylvania, approved Marsy's Law, courts later overturned the ballot measures. In Kentucky, voters approved a second Marsy's Law in 2020.

Tennessee voters will decide a constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026, which would adopt Marsy's Law in the state.

Henry Nicholas and Marsy's Law for All, along with the organization's state branches, provided financial support for the ballot measures.

The map below illustrates the status of victim rights constitutional amendments, including Marsy's Laws, across the United States:

The following table provides information on the ballot measures that Marsy's Law for All has endorsed:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Marsy's Law for All
Ballot measure	Year	Position	Status
Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2020)	2020	Supported	a Approved
Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020)	2020	Supported	a Approved
Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)	2019	Supported	a Approved ot Overturned
Kentucky Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)	2018	Supported	a Approved
Nevada Question 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)	2018	Supported	a Approved
Oklahoma State Question 794, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018)	2018	Supported	a Approved
North Carolina Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)	2018	Supported	a Approved
Georgia Amendment 4, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018)	2018	Supported	a Approved
Florida Amendment 6, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights, Judicial Retirement Age, and Judicial Interpretation of Laws and Rules Amendment (2018)	2018	Supported	a Approved
Ohio Issue 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Initiative (2017)	2017	Supported	a Approved
Montana Crime Victims Rights Initiative, CI-116 (2016)	2016	Supported	a Approved ot Overturned
North Dakota Crime Victim Rights, Initiated Constitutional Measure 3 (2016)	2016	Supported	a Approved
South Dakota Crime Victim Rights, Constitutional Amendment S (2016)	2016	Supported	a Approved
Illinois Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014)	2014	Supported	a Approved
California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law (2008)	2008	Supported	a Approved

The first Marsy's Law measure: California Proposition 9

In 2008, Californians voted on Proposition 9, which was approved with 54% of the vote. Proposition 9 was the first ballot measure known as Marsy's Law. Henry Nicholas supported Proposition 9, as did Crime Victims United of California and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. Organizations such as the California Teachers Association, SEIU California State Council, and California Federation of Teachers opposed Proposition 9. The California Democratic Party also opposed the ballot measure.

Notable endorsements

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Finances

The table below outlines the annual revenue and expenses for the Marsy's Law for All Foundation between 2018 and 2023.

Marsy's Law for All Foundation finances, 2018-2023

Tax Year	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2023	$4,104,438	$4,505,094
2022	$6,315,536	$4,991,697
2021	$2,516,554	$6,727,195
2020	$10,223,927	$15,065,212
2019	$3,094,398	$17,611,466
2018	$96,102,520	$73,469,855

See also

• What is an influencer?
• Henry Nicholas
• History of Marsy's Law crime victim rights ballot measures
• California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2008)

External links

• Marsy's Law for All
• Marsy's Law for All (Facebook)
• Marsy's Law for All (X/Twitter)