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NWLC Responds to Trump’s Latest Policies Targeting Abortion Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 24)  — The Trump administration’s acting Attorney General tonight announced that the Justice Department would no longer enforce the federal civil rights law currently protecting clinics, staff, and patients from danger. This...

NWLC Reacts to Trump’s Anti-Abortion Extremist Pardons and Big Tech’s Role in Abortion Access Censorship

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 24) – Within days of retaking office, President Trump and his allies are beginning to target abortion providers and patients. On the eve of the “March for Life,” Trump issued pardons to...

NWLC Responds to Trump’s Executive Order Repealing 60-Year-Old Civil Rights Workplace Protections

WASHINGTON, DC (Jan. 22) – In the cloak of darkness, President Donald Trump rescinded a decades-old executive order that protected workers hired by federal contractors from discrimination and promoted the creation of equal employment opportunities. The...

NWLC Condemns Senate Push for Anti-Abortion Bill on Roe Anniversary

WASHINGTON (Jan. 22) — On the anniversary of the 1972 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision recognizing the right to abortion as protected by the U.S. Constitution, the Republican majority in the Senate has put...

NWLC Reacts to Trump’s Day One Executive Orders Attacking Women, LGBTQIA+ Community, and Immigrants

WASHINGTON, DC — On day one of his presidency, Donald Trump signed a range of executive orders intended to threaten the rights and humanity of women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and immigrants.  One of the orders...

PRESS RELEASE: Fatima Goss Graves’ Statement on Passing of Cecile Richards

Washington, DC - Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, released a statement on the passing of Cecile Richards. “I am heartbroken by the passing of Cecile Richards. Cecile was...

NWLC Commends President Biden’s Affirmation of the Equal Rights Amendment

Washington, DC - President Biden today issued a statement recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment to the Constitution and the law of the land.  Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the...

NWLC Blasts Russel Vought for Anti-Abortion Responses During Confirmation Hearing

Washington, DC - At his confirmation hearing today before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), Russell Vought made clear that, if confirmed, he would use his position as director of the Office...

NWLC on House passage of bill excluding trans women from team sports

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The House voted today to pass H.R. 28, which would amend federal civil rights law, to prohibit trans and intersex women and girls from playing on women and girls sports teams. The...

PRESS RELEASE: NWLC Calls on Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Pam Bondi’s Nomination for Attorney General

Washington, DC – As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to consider the nomination of Pam Bondi for attorney general, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), has urged the...

PRESS RELEASE: NWLC and Nearly 70 Organizations Call Pete Hegseth “Wholly Unfit” to Lead DOD

Washington, DC – More than 65 civil rights, labor, health, and other organizations, led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Military Reform Coalition, are calling Pete Hegseth “wholly unfit” to become the next...

ICYMI: Congressional Republicans Target Family Programs to Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, House Republicans are advancing their Project 2025 agenda by proposing sweeping cuts to critical family programs, which disproportionately affect women and children, to offset massive tax cuts for billionaires...

ICYMI: Congressional Republicans Target Family Programs to Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, House Republicans are advancing their Project 2025 agenda by proposing sweeping cuts to critical family programs, which disproportionately affect women and children, to offset massive tax cuts for billionaires...

NWLC Condemns District Court’s Decision to Vacate Biden Title IX Rule Nationwide

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected the Title IX rule the Biden administration finalized last spring to protect student survivors, LGBTQI+ students, and pregnant and parenting...

NWLC on Carter’s Passing and Legacy

Following news of the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, the National Women’s Law Center released the following statement: "Jimmy Carter’s unwavering dedication to justice and equality has improved countless lives. As president, he not only...

NWLC Applauds Confirmation of 235 Judicial Nominees

Washington, DC — Today, the Biden administration and the Senate reached a significant milestone with the confirmation of its 235th judicial nominee. In response, Angel Padilla, vice president of strategy and policy at the National...

PRESS RELEASE: NWLC Helps Secure Critical Child Care Funding in Bipartisan Spending Bill

Washington, DC – In response to advocacy led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Congress reached a bipartisan agreement, championed by Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA), with help from other top appropriators including...

NWLC on Senate Passage of NDAA with Anti-Trans Measure

Washington, DC — Today, the Senate voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the president’s desk.  This year’s NDAA includes a harmful provision targeting essential medical care for...

Ahead of NDAA Vote, Senator Markey, Advocates Call for Rejection of Anti-Transgender Provision

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey joined leaders from Minority Veterans of America, Modern Military Association of America, SPARTA, the National Women’s Law Center, the Human Rights Campaign, and community advocates to call for the removal...

DOJ Reaches Nearly $116M Historic Settlement With 103 Survivors of Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin Prison

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice today agreed to a $115.8 million historic settlement on behalf of 103 current and former incarcerated women at FCI Dublin prison in northern California—the largest award ever...