(Washington, D.C.) Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote to lift the deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA would guarantee equal legal rights for all people in this country, regardless of sex....
(Washington, D.C.) In response to the acquittal of President Donald Trump by the United States Senate, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center Fatima Goss Graves issued the following statement: “Today we witnessed...
(Washington, D.C.) A new plan to convert Medicaid funding into limited block grants unveiled by the Trump administration Thursday threatens the health of millions of Medicaid recipients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid guidance represents a radical and unlawful departure from existing Medicaid financing where every dollar a state spends receives a matching...
(Richmond, VA) Today, Virginia became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution following a Senate and House vote. The ERA would guarantee equal legal rights for all Americans, regardless...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights has taken the extraordinary action of threatening to withhold critical funding to California – just because the state protects its...
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[email protected] 202.588.5180 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court decided to hear a case – Trump v. Pennsylvania – that will determine whether employers and schools can deny insurance coverage of birth control to...
Media Contact: Gillian Branstetter
[email protected] 202.588.5180 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Trump Administration published eight proposed rules that would make it easier for institutions that get federal funding to discriminate. This includes a rule that would...
Media Contact: Gillian Branstetter
[email protected] 202.588.5180 (Hammond, IN) Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ruled to allow a lawsuit brought by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Americans United...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, members of the House Committee on Education and Labor completed a markup of the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (H.R. 2694) and voted, 29-17, to report the bill out of committee....
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...
