The Pennridge School District, the National Women’s Law Center, and DLA Piper LLP (US) have agreed to settle two lawsuits. These litigation matters involved allegations that the District and former administrators failed to adequately address...
(Washington, D.C.) Though the legal fight could continue in lower courts, the Supreme Court today approved of the Trump-Pence Administration’s rules regarding birth control coverage. The rules allow virtually any employer or university to exempt itself...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will markup the fiscal 2021 appropriations bill. The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) responds below to various elements of the bill, including inclusion of the Hyde...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
