The O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement [Video]

FILE — This Polaroid photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson, taken from pool video became the subject of controversy as the prosecution attempted to enter it in evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles Monday Feb. 6 1995. Judge Lance Ito disallowed submission of the photo. Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence was still something of a hushed topic. Then Nicole Brown Simpson’s death forced it into the spotlight. Americans riveted by the murder investigation of superstar ex-husband O.J. Simpson, who died Wednesday at 76, heard startling and painful details of the abuse she said she suffered at his hands. (Pool Photo via AP)