WASHINGTON, DC (July 16, 2025) — Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on several of President Trump’s nominees, including Brittany Panuccio. Panuccio is nominated to serve as a...
WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Republicans today confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee), despite the fact that Donald Trump’s first confirmed judicial nominee in this...
WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2025) — Today, the Supreme Court, without explanation, cleared the way for the Trump administration to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. In response, Gaylynn Burroughs, Vice President for Education and...
WASHINGTON – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released an issue brief that includes demographic data highlighting the share of women renters — single women, disabled women, and women of color, specifically — who are severely...
WASHINGTON (July 10, 2025) – The National Women’s Law Center strongly denounces the Trump administration’s latest move to block certain immigrant families from accessing a range of vital federal programs, including Head Start, mental health...
Washington, DC (July 9, 2025) —The Trump administration earlier this week quietly issued guidance repealing anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in federal child nutrition programs. The new guidance reverses earlier policy guidance...
WASHINGTON, DC (June 10, 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...
WASHINGTON (July 3, 2025) — The Supreme Court today agreed to take up the legality of state bans against the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports in local school and college in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
