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Abortion pill makers brace for restrictions a year after Trump’s election

“When it comes to medication abortion, there haven’t been any major policy changes yet in this administration,” said Katie O’Connor, senior director of federal abortion policy for the National Women’s Law Center. “But, we’ve also seen some...

How Right-Wing Superstar Riley Gaines Built an Anti-Trans Empire

Shiwali Patel, senior director of safe and inclusive schools at the ­National Women’s Law Center, says the cases “could have a huge impact beyond sports,” affecting trans people’s rights under Title IX and potentially their...

More Briefs Are Filed In Support Of Landmark SCOTUS Cases That Challenge State Bans On Trans Girls And Women Student Athletes

National Women’s Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief in cases challenging Idaho and W. Virginia laws that “perpetuate stereotypes and discrimination against girls and women as athletically inferior. Shiwali Patel, senior director of education justice...

I Walked Away At My Breaking Point. Now I Help Black Women Protect Themselves At Work

According to a 2025 analysis from the National Women’s Law Center, more than 300,000 Black women were pushed out of the labor force this year, a staggering reminder of how fragile our place in the...

Trump taps DEI critic to lead workplace civil rights agency

The National Women’s Law Center — a legal organization suing the EEOC over its treatment of discrimination complaints from transgender workers — decried Lucas’s promotion. “Andrea Lucas was handpicked by Trump to lead the EEOC...

The Latest: White House walks back Trump’s threat to SNAP

A message from the National Women’s Law Center concerning the announcement by the Trump administration of restoring only half funding the SNAP benefits is projected on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building, Monday, Nov. 3,...