▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Cass ell ▁obtained ▁a ▁decision ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁that ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁vict ims ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁B P ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁explos ion ▁in ▁Texas ▁City , ▁Texas , ▁were ▁viol ated ▁when ▁pro sec utors ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Cass ell ▁successfully ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit , ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁r uling ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁district ▁court ▁decision ▁that ▁affected ▁community ▁members ▁from ▁poll ution ▁dis charg es ▁by ▁C IT GO ▁were ▁“ v ict ims ” ▁under ▁the ▁Crime ▁Vict ims ’ ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Cass ell ▁argued ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁por n ography ▁victim ▁( “ A my ” ) ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁receive ▁extensive ▁rest itution . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Cass ell ▁file d ▁a ▁pet ition ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁four ▁“ J ane ▁Does ” ▁ur ging ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁appoint ▁special ▁pro sec utors ▁to ▁purs ue ▁four ▁ra pe ▁cases . ▁Cass ell ▁has ▁test ified ▁before ▁con gression al ▁comm itte es ▁several ▁times , ▁supporting ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to