Washington, DC – October 23, 2024 – Today, experts filed 16 amicus briefs supporting federal protections for emergency abortion care following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to send Moyle v. United States back to a...
October 21, 2024 – Today, the Biden Administration announced plans to expand access to no-cost birth control by ensuring coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives without cost-sharing, making sure insurance plans provide coverage without cost-sharing for the...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “Lilly Ledbetter became my dear friend and hero, and it was my great honor to walk the...
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, released a new issue brief that highlights the unique contributions of Latinas in early childhood education and the specific needs...
NEW YORK, October 10, 2024 – In a landmark decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has preliminarily approved a settlement between Aetna and plaintiffs in Goidel v. Aetna, a...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “The report released today by Senator Whitehouse, and reported on by the Washington Post, is staggering, appalling...
Washington, DC – To mark this week’s expiration of billions of dollars in pandemic-era child care funding, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and Morning Consult released the results of a new survey highlighting the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center filed an employment discrimination charge against Walmart—one of the nation’s largest private employers—on behalf of Corrissa Hernandez, a former cashier, and all pregnant and disabled Walmart employees....
Sacramento, CA — Sept. 30, 2024 — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced it would represent Anna Nusslock, a California woman who was unjustly – and illegally – denied emergency abortion care at a local hospital despite...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice today agreed to a $22.6 million settlement, resolving a class action sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of 34 women who were wrongfully dismissed from the FBI’s agent...
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) today released a report examining the far-reaching impacts of pandemic-era child care relief funding on women, families,...
(Washington, D.C.) As conservative lawmakers and extremist groups continue their efforts to control what’s being taught in America’s classrooms, a new report from the National Women’s Law Center and Topos Partnership reveals the stark reality...
The following is a statement by Jennifer Mondino, senior director of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund: (Washington, D.C.) “Today’s arraignment was a stark reminder of the bravery of the Silence Breakers — the women...
Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center and co-founder of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, issued the following statement following the indictment of Sean Combs on charges of sex...
September 12, 2025 – This week, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Amendment 3, a ballot measure that would end Missouri’s total abortion ban, can be included on the November ballot. This decision came on...
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2023, revealing a number of alarming trends, including an increase in the child poverty rate and the first significant...
Washington, DC – The latest jobs report from the Department of Labor that was released on Friday included revised data revealing that the number of child care workers has been largely in decline since March...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, a broad coalition of labor, workers’ rights, and gender justice organizations—led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Arkansas)—filed an amicus brief in...
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center and Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) released an issue brief outlining the importance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for women and families. This brief comes as Congressional Republicans,...
(Washington, D.C.) Last week, a broad range of organizations and individuals—from veterans’ groups to national security experts and Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle—submitted amicus briefs in the Fifth Circuit in support...
