WASHINGTON, DC — On day one of his presidency, Donald Trump signed a range of executive orders intended to threaten the rights and humanity of women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and immigrants. One of the orders...
Washington, DC - Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, released a statement on the passing of Cecile Richards. “I am heartbroken by the passing of Cecile Richards. Cecile was...
Washington, DC - President Biden today issued a statement recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment to the Constitution and the law of the land. Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the...
Washington, DC - At his confirmation hearing today before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), Russell Vought made clear that, if confirmed, he would use his position as director of the Office...
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The House voted today to pass H.R. 28, which would amend federal civil rights law, to prohibit trans and intersex women and girls from playing on women and girls sports teams. The...
Washington, DC – As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to consider the nomination of Pam Bondi for attorney general, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), has urged the...
Washington, DC – More than 65 civil rights, labor, health, and other organizations, led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Military Reform Coalition, are calling Pete Hegseth “wholly unfit” to become the next...
Washington, DC – In case you missed it, House Republicans are advancing their Project 2025 agenda by proposing sweeping cuts to critical family programs, which disproportionately affect women and children, to offset massive tax cuts for billionaires...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected the Title IX rule the Biden administration finalized last spring to protect student survivors, LGBTQI+ students, and pregnant and parenting...
Following news of the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, the National Women’s Law Center released the following statement: "Jimmy Carter’s unwavering dedication to justice and equality has improved countless lives. As president, he not only...
Washington, DC — Today, the Biden administration and the Senate reached a significant milestone with the confirmation of its 235th judicial nominee. In response, Angel Padilla, vice president of strategy and policy at the National...
Washington, DC – In response to advocacy led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Congress reached a bipartisan agreement, championed by Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA), with help from other top appropriators including...
Washington, DC — Today, the Senate voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the president’s desk. This year’s NDAA includes a harmful provision targeting essential medical care for...
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey joined leaders from Minority Veterans of America, Modern Military Association of America, SPARTA, the National Women’s Law Center, the Human Rights Campaign, and community advocates to call for the removal...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice today agreed to a $115.8 million historic settlement on behalf of 103 current and former incarcerated women at FCI Dublin prison in northern California—the largest award ever...
Washington, DC – Poverty rates continued to climb for women and families in 2023, following the end of key pandemic-era supports in 2021, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data by the National...
December 11, 2024 – Today, the House voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a harmful provision targeting essential medical care for transgender military family members. In response,...
December 9, 2024 – The fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes an anti-trans provision that would cut off access to basic, essential medical care for transgender military family members. In response, Jackii...
The following is a statement by Gaylynn Burroughs, senior vice president for education and workplace justice at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “Everyone deserves to work with dignity. They need safe workplaces, to earn...
November 21, 2024 - Senate Democrats reportedly made a deal with Republicans to secure the confirmation of district court judge nominees at the cost of abandoning pending circuit court nominees. Angel Padilla, vice president of...
