Press Room

(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) announced it is resuming issuing “right to sue” notices by mail. Once a person receives a right to sue notice, they have only 90 days to file…

(Washington, D.C.) The House of Representatives today passed two historic measures to stabilize the nation’s child care industry as it faces mass layoffs, closures, and health risks in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The Child…

(Washington, D.C.) In response to a series of the measure introduced in the Senate this week, the National Women’s Law Center provided the following analysis: Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO: “As it stands now, Mitch…

(BOSTON) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and law firm…

The Pennridge School District, the National Women’s Law Center, and DLA Piper LLP (US) have agreed to settle two lawsuits.  These litigation matters involved allegations that the District and former administrators failed to adequately address former…

(Washington, D.C.) Though the legal fight could continue in lower courts, the Supreme Court today approved of the Trump-Pence Administration’s rules regarding birth control coverage. The rules allow virtually any employer or university to exempt itself from…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will markup the fiscal 2021 appropriations bill. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) responds below to various elements of the bill, including inclusion of the Hyde Amendment…

(Washington, D.C.) The Guillen family’s attorney, Natalie Khawam, confirmed that the human remains that were found on June 30, 2020 near the Fort Hood base are those of Army Private First Class Vanessa Guillen who had…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), along with co-counsel Morrison & Foerster LLP and Diane Rosenfeld of Harvard Law School in her individual capacity, filed an amended lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and the…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court struck down a medically unnecessary abortion restriction in the high-stakes abortion case, June Medical Services v. Russo.  In the case, abortion providers challenged a Louisiana law that requires physicians who…

(Washington, D.C) At this critical moment of a global pandemic and a national uprising against systemic racism in the United States, MeToo national leaders today announced the launch of a multi-racial, survivor-led collective—The Survivors’ Agenda—that will…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, in celebration of Pride Month and on the anniversary of Title IX, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) is launching Brick by Brick, a first-of-its-kind project designed to build and inspire current and…