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Over the last four decades the federal courts have given life and meaning to legal rights for women, through their interpretation of the Constitution's equal protection and privacy guarantees and their application of federal statutes aimed at eradicating sex discrimination and other arbitrary barriers to women's advancement. It is of the utmost importance that individuals who are nominated to lifetime positions or the federal courts support the fundamental rights and principles that are critical to women.
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A New Justice on the Supreme Court The U.S. Senate has confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The National Women's Law Center is proud to have supported Judge Sotomayor's nomination and we applaud the Senate for making history with its strong vote to approve her confirmation.
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The Supreme Court and Women's Rights The Supreme Court's interpretations of Constitutional principles and federal statutes play a vital role in protecting the rights of women to privacy, to equal protection of the laws, to basic health and safety, and to freedom from discrimination in the workplace and in school.
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MORE SUPREME COURT COMMENTARY:
Gains and Losses for Women in 2008-09 Supreme Court Decisions (July 29, 2009)
Fact Sheet: The Supreme Court: Every Vote Counts (May 2009)
Justice Souter's Important Role in Protecting Women's Legal Rights (May 1, 2009)
Testimony of NWLC's Jocelyn Samuels before the Senate Judiciary Committee: Courting Big Business: The Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Corporate Misconduct and Laws Regulating Corporations (July 23, 2008)
Gonzales v. Carhart: The Supreme Court Turns Its Back on Women's Health and Three Decades of Constitutional Law (May 2007)
The Nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen for Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice
The Nomination of Thomas Perez for Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice
The Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice
The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice
The Nomination of Samuel Alito as Associate Justice
The Nomination of John G. Roberts as Chief Justice
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Pivotal Role on Women's Legal Rights (September 30, 2005)
NWLC Amicus Brief: Frank Ricci, et al v. John Destafano, et al (March 25, 2009)
NWLC Amicus Brief: Crawford v. Metro (January 26, 2009)
NWLC Amicus Brief: Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee (January 21, 2009)
NWLC Amicus Brief: AT&T Corporation v. Noreen Hulteen (November 14, 2008)
NWLC Amicus Brief: Alberto Gonzalez, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart (September 20, 2006)
NWLC Amicus Brief: Lilly M. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (May 24, 2007)
NWLC Amicus Brief: Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (May 24, 2007)
COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES:
Now is the time to work together to tackle the issues that are so critical to women and their families, including fair and independent courts.
A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families
Poll Findings: What Women Want
Slip-Sliding Away: The Erosion of Hard-Won Gains for Women Under the Bush Administration
