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NWLC reacts to verdict in Sean Combs case

WASHINGTON (July 2, 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 the jury reached...

NWLC Reacts to Penn and Ed Dept. Agreement

This afternoon, the US Department of Education announced reached an agreement with the University of Pennsylvania on what it deems as "Title IX violations" the school allegedly committed. This agreement includes stripping athlete Lia Thomas of accolades she...

SCOTUS Ruling Opens Door to Erasure of LGBTQIA+ Topics in Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2025) — All students deserve to see their families and experiences reflected in their school curricula. But today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents in Montgomery...

Supreme Court Rules Preventive Care Must Be Covered Under ACA

WASHINGTON, DC (June 27, 2025) – Today, the Supreme Court upheld, in its ruling in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., the Affordable Care Act’s provision for no-cost coverage of preventive health services. In response, Fatima...

NWLC & FRAC Reveal True Impact of SNAP Work Requirements

Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) released a fact sheet today that reveals the true impact of time limits, also known as work reporting requirements, on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Three Years After the Fall of Roe, We’re Living the Consequences

Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2025) — Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s erroneous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped everyone in this country of the constitutional...

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth

WASHINGTON, DC (June 18, 2025) – Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee can enforce its ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. This means doctors in the state are prohibited from providing care...

TODAY: NWLC Urges HELP Committee to Reject Trump’s Anti-Worker Nominees

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on several of President Trump’s nominees for positions tasked with protecting the rights of workers, including:  Andrea Lucas, the...

NWLC on Minnesota Shootings and Reports that Suspect Was Possibly Motivated by Anti-Abortion Ideology

Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, issued the following statement following the horrific shootings in Minnesota Saturday morning and amid reports that the suspect had included...

Nationwide Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration for Blocking Funding for Domestic and Sexual Assault Orgs

WASHINGTON — Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault organizations, seeking immediate relief to stop the Trump-Vance administration from imposing unlawful restrictions...

NWLC Slams Senate Judiciary for Including Measure to Effectively End Meaningful Legal Checks on Federal Government

Washington, DC – Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee released its text for the “Big Beautiful Bill Act” that includes a measure to effectively eliminate the judiciary branch's ability to promptly address lawless behavior by the federal...

NWLC Responds to Verdict in Weinstein Retrial

(June 11, 2025) — Today, after a New York jury returned a mixed verdict on Harvey Weinstein that included a conviction on a sex crime charge, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National...

NWLC Statement on Federal Charges Against Representative LaMonica McIver

Washington, DC – Following a federal grand jury indictment of Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey over an incident at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark last month, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the...

NWLC Supports California AG’s Motion to Ensure Providence Hospital Provides Emergency Abortion Care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 5, 2025)  — Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to enforce an existing agreement with Providence Hospital in Eureka to provide emergency abortion care as required by state law....

TODAY: NWLC Responds to Department Of Labor Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be testifying before the House Education and the Workforce Committee at a hearing titled: "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor." The...

Trump Administration Rescinds EMTALA Guidance and Sends Clear Signal: Emergency Abortion Care Remains At Risk

WASHINGTON — Today, the Trump administration rescinded guidance that reaffirmed hospitals’ obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to provide health and lifesaving abortion care to patients experiencing medical crises. The rescission...

Coalition Acts to Protect Pregnant Patients’ Federal Right to Emergency Care, Including Abortion

Washington D.C. – Today, Doctors for America — represented by Democracy Forward, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and the National Women’s Law Center — is taking legal action to defend pregnant...

NWLC Fact Sheet Reveals Immigrant Women’s Vital Role in U.S. Workforce

Washington, DC — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has released a new fact sheet highlighting the critical role that immigrant women play in the U.S. workforce, with original data identifying the industries and occupations where they are most...

NWLC Responds to Court’s Decision to Strike Protections for Abortion-Related Accommodations in the Workplace

Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) – Yesterday, a federal district court in Louisiana struck down portions of a rule that acknowledges that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) protects workers’ right to reasonable accommodations related...

House GOP Moves to Repeal FACE Act Days After Clinic Bombing

WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2025) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on a slate of bills, including one from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, that would repeal the Freedom of Access to...