Advocacy Organizations Call on Senate to Halt Judicial Confirmations Process With Trump’s impeachment, Senators must take seriously the gravity of the upcoming trial (WASHINGTON, D.C.) A coalition of 29 advocacy organizations today sent a...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced it has joined the Steering Committee of Opportunity Starts at Home, an unprecedented multi-sector campaign to advance federal policies that expand affordable housing for the lowest...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Congress passed a 2020 spending bill that: Provides over $1 billion in additional funding for child care and early learning, including an additional $550 million for the Child Care and Development Block...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Trump Administration finalized a rule that will take insurance coverage of abortion away from patients. The rule places burdensome regulations on insurers to dissuade them from offering abortion coverage, and will...
(Los Angeles, CA) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), represented by Covington & Burling LLP, argued as amicus before the California State Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight. The NWLC supports the...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of NWLC: "Today’s historic vote in the House to impeach President Trump sends a clear and critical message: no president is above the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate was unconstitutional, and sent back the decision to the lower court to consider whether the remaining provisions of...
In a joint statement, groups express strong opposition to this proposed legislation (Washington, D.C.) Today, national advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Center for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sarah Pitlyk was confirmed for a lifetime position as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The expert non-partisan American Bar Association has determined she...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Senators Cassidy and Sinema and Representatives Allred and Stefanik introduced legislation that purports to be paid family leave, but in fact asks families to borrow against their future Child Tax Credit benefits....
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Trump administration finalized a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule that will take SNAP away from nearly 700,000 unemployed and underemployed people and their families. There is a harsh requirement limiting...
(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) submitted an amicus brief on behalf of 72 organizations in the Supreme Court case, June Medical Services LLC v. Gee. This case is a challenge to...
(Washington, DC) Today the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced its decision to ignore EEO-1 pay data in its enforcement of nondiscrimination provisions for federal contractors, effective immediately. The EEO-1 pay...
(Miami, FL) This week, a federal court in Florida approved a settlement in Jane Doe v. The School Board of Miami-Dade County. The case was originally filed in January 2019 by the National Women’s Law...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Steven Menashi was confirmed for a lifetime position as a judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals - one of the most influential courts in the country. Menashi’s harmful record includes...
Latinas Lose More Than $1.1 Million Over a 40-year Career Due to Wage Gap, New NWLC Analysis Shows Lifetime wage gap in Washington, D.C. is over $1.9 million (Washington, D.C.) November 20 is Latina Women’s Equal...
On November 13, 2019 the federal district court granted the motion filed by A Better Balance, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC and the National Women’s Law Center for preliminary approval of a settlement in the amount of...
(Washington, D.C.) The tax code in America was largely written by and for a small number of powerful and wealthy white men. These laws comprise a set of hidden rules that help shape our economy...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Put Patients First Act will be introduced by Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Senator Patty Murray(D-WA), following the Southern District of New York’s decision to block the Trump...
(Washington, D.C.) The infusion of $2.4 billion in new federal child care funding in 2018 reduced the number of children on waiting lists for child care assistance by half, but substantial gaps remain, according to...
