As a second Trump administration approaches, we’re running out of time to confirm as many federal judges as possible to provide a check on his presidential power and curb his stated policy priorities.
There are 42 federal judicial vacancies and 13 nominations before the Senate right now—as our civil rights hang in the balance, take action now!
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC):
“We are enormously grateful to the many survivors who bravely came forward three years ago to reveal the sexual harassment and abuse they experienced while working in the office of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Without the survivors’ powerful accounts, we would not have been aware of the toxic work environment that was allowed to thrive in Cuomo’s office. Now, the U.S. Justice Department is bringing their civil rights enforcement authority and expertise to bear to create external, independent reporting pathways inside the Governor’s office for survivors to report any sexual abuse or retaliation that they face. By making its investigative findings public, and mandating effective systemic reforms, the Justice Department is sending a crystal-clear message that sexual harassment will not be tolerated—even when perpetrated by high-level public officials. Those who experience harassment by elected officials are routinely met with an absence of systems available to protect them and to ensure accountability. Today’s settlement is a crucial step toward changing that.”
