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What’s next for Baylor? More lawsuits, investigations and penalties, experts say

But that may not satisfy students. They may file lawsuits or federal complaints, said Fatima Goss Graves, a civil rights lawyer with the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C. “Students have a right to...

Can affirmative consent apps combat campus sexual assault?

Neena Chaudhry, director of education and senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, which works to enforce Title IX, said she thinks “anything that helps a student get clear consent is a good thing.”

Oklahoma isn’t the only state taking big steps to limit abortions

Gretchen Borchelt, vice president for reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center, said the move is unlikely to hold up legally. The Supreme Court has struck down measures that seek to end...

30% of millennials have been financially hurt by a partner

Victims of financial abuse may believe they lack the means to become independent, said Maya Raghu, director of workplace equality at the National Women's Law Center. But even those who feel trapped should know they...

Oklahoma bill likely unconstitutional: Experts

"For more than four decades, the Supreme Court has said that the Constitution prohibits a state from banning abortion prior to viability,” said Gretchen Borchelt, vice president for reproductive rights and health at the National...

Supreme Court dodges major decision on Obamacare birth control

"We are disappointed that the court did not resolve once and for all whether the religious beliefs of religiously affiliated nonprofit employers can block women's seamless access to birth control," Gretchen Borchelt of the National...