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NWLC Supports Senator Gillibrand’s and Representative Speier’s Call for the Department of Defense Inspector General to Investigate the Death of Army Private Vanessa Guillen

(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...

NWLC Adds 7 Student Plaintiffs to Lawsuit Challenging Title IX Sexual Harassment Rule

(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...

NWLC Responds to SCOTUS June Abortion Decision

(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...

New Initiative Brings Survivors of Sexual Violence Together to Create Bold Solutions to End Rape Culture

(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...

NWLC Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Advocacy Curriculum Centering LGBTQ+ Students of Color

(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...

NWLC Announces Legal Network for Gender Equity’s Expanded Services to Help Workers Secure COVID-19 Emergency Paid Leave

(Washington, D.C.) As workers across the country face the challenges of being called back to work during a devastating pandemic while schools and child care providers remain closed, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today...

Supreme Court Affirms Workplace Equality Rights of Women and LGBTQ Individuals

(Washington, D.C.) The Supreme Court ruled on behalf of three LGBTQ employees who were fired explicitly because of their sexual orientation or gender identity by their respective employers. Siding with decades of legal precedent, the Court ruled in favor of the...

Trump Administration Issues Final Rule Undermining ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center:  “The Trump-Pence Administration should be ashamed of itself for finalizing a rule that puts the lives...

NWLC Files Lawsuit Against Betsy DeVos, Trump Administration’s Sexual Harassment Rules

(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 a lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and the...

NWLC: “We Need Leaders Now, Not Tomorrow, Who Will Fight for Justice”

The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: “The pain, hurt, and trauma of generations are on display throughout the country right now. We watched...

Black Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Abuse by Music Mogul, Russell Simmons, in “On the Record” Documentary

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “For too long, Black women’s lived experiences and struggles as survivors have been erased from the...

NWLC Responds to House Proposal For Next Coronavirus Relief Measure (HEROES Act) 

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: “The HEROES Act introduced by the House this week goes a long way toward immediate...

SCOTUS Hears Arguments In Right of Religious Employers to Subvert Civil Rights Laws

Update: On July 7, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the two teachers in these cases, providing ample room for religious employers to discriminate against teaches and other workers without regard to civil rights...

Reproductive Rights and Justice Advocates React to Oral Arguments in Supreme Court Case Concerning Birth Control Access

Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated cases—Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania—both challenging the Trump administration’s rules that...

NWLC Responds to Department of Education’s Gutting of Protections For Sexual Assault Survivors

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Department of Education released finalized regulations that radically weaken the federal enforcement of Title IX protections against sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment in schools. The following is a...

NWLC Responds to Vice President Biden’s Denial of Sexual Assault Allegation

The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "Vice President Biden directly addressed the allegations before him head-on today -- anyone running for office should...

Court Approves $14 Million Settlement Agreement with Pregnant Workers from 2013-2014

Pregnant workers represented by co-counsel A Better Balance, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC and the National Women’s Law Center announced that on April 29, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois...

NWLC Urges Trump Administration to Halt Confirmation of Federal Judges

(Washington, D.C.) Despite the COVID-19 global health crisis, the Trump-Pence Administration and Mitch McConnell continue to push forward the confirmation of judges to lifetime positions in courts across the country. Since March 11, the White...

Prematurely Lifting State Stay-At-Home Orders Is a Treacherous Decision that Disproportionately Hurts Low-Paid Women of Color, Says NWLC

The following is a statement by Emily Martin, NWLC Vice President for Education & Workplace Justice: “The treacherous decisions by governors in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee to lift stay-at-home orders are based on nothing...

Analysis: At Least $9.6 Billion Needed Each Month to Preserve Child Care System Nationwide Through Pandemic

(Washington, D.C.) The child care system needs at least $9.6 billion each month in public funding during the pandemic to provide emergency relief and avoid permanent closures of child care providers and economic destabilization, according...