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Notre Dame students sue school, Trump administration over birth control

The student group that filed the suit says an October 2017 settlement between the school and the Trump administration is unlawful, and further alleges that the university is in violation of terms under the Affordable...

Students sue University of Notre Dame for restricting access to some birth control

“[The university is] using backdoor deals to deny students the coverage they are entitled to by law and we are not going to stand for that,” Michelle Banker, a lawyer at the National Women’s Law Center, told...

Both sides on abortion agree: Roe is in play now

“The stakes have never been higher,” said Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center. “It’s time to fight hard for the future of our democracy.”

Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire, giving Trump a chance to shift Supreme Court sharply right

“Justice Kennedy’s retirement sounds the alarm over the future of civil rights in this country,” Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, said shortly after the announcement. “Make no mistake, Kennedy’s retirement means the balance...

Notre Dame faces lawsuit, accused of denying copay-free birth control

Notre Dame issued this terse one-sentence response from Paul Browne, the vice president of public affairs and communications: "The assertions on the face of it are maliciously and preposterously false." From the National Women’s Law Center:...

Afternoon Pulse, presented by PhRMA: Supreme Court rules for crisis pregnancy centers — Azar: Migrant parents should be able to easily locate kids — Company changes course on right-to-try

ADVOCACY GROUPS SUE ADMINISTRATION AND NOTRE DAME OVER CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE — The lawsuit challenges an October agreement between the Trump administration and Notre Dame that paved the way for the university to drop some contraceptive coverage from the...