Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released a new analysis of Census data showing that, despite a strong labor market, poverty rates as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) increased...
Washington, DC — Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), released a statement applauding the extraordinary career of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, following news of her...
Findings Highlight Affordability Concerns for Food, Health Care, Transportation, and Utilities Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released new data showing that nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults in the United States are worried about affording...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Education will soon publish a final rule to allow the Education Secretary to exclude select non-profit and government employers from participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. This...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Jordan Pratt to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), which wrote a letter urging the...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 48-45 to confirm Chad Meredith, an anti-abortion extremist, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), which led efforts to oppose Meredith’s nomination, issued the...
WASHINGTON — Today, the National Women’s Law Center, along with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Legal Defense Fund, and over 30 civil rights and advocacy organizations, sent a letter to college...
A federal judge in Rhode Island today blocked sweeping restrictions the Trump-Vance administration imposed on 22 organizations that rely on federal grants to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, LGBTQ+ youth, and people...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jennifer Mascott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In response, Alison Gill, director of nominations and democracy, issued the following statement:...
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new interactive resource revealing which states have the worst poverty rates for single moms. The map, which allows users to scroll over each state to view its...
WASHINGTON (October 3, 2025) — Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and cofounder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, issued the following statement after Sean Combs’ sentencing...
Washington, DC - The Trump administration today issued a new memo that seeks to drastically expand law enforcement’s power to silence and intimidate those who disagree with the administration, including nonprofits. Emily Martin, chief program officer at...
WASHINGTON — As students and their families settle into school routines for another year, attorneys general from nine states are promising “we will do whatever it takes” to protect transgender students and their right to...
Washington, DC – A federal judge today issued a temporary nationwide injunction stopping the Trump administration from implementing or enforcing a policy that would prevent certain immigrant children from enrolling in Head Start programs. “Early...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes harmful amendments targeting LGBTQI+ service members and their families, as well as provisions rolling back diversity, equity, and...
The following statement is from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah today: "Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a series of direct final rules (DFRs) that threaten to roll back civil rights protections for women, girls, and communities of color — and bypass...
Washington, DC—The Census Bureau released its annual poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2024, finding that for the first time since data has been available, the wage gap between men and women working full time,...
WASHINGTON — The National Women's Law Center joined the League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and others partner organizations in filing an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, leading legal organizations Democracy Forward and the National Women’s Law Center added their voice, alongside thousands of public comments, in opposition to the Trump-Vance administration’s proposed rule to strip veterans and their loved ones...
