This has been a busy year for NWLC as we have represented individuals and organizations before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and in impactful negotiations with schools, employers, and health care providers. Indeed, in 2024, NWLC brought four new enforcement actions before federal agencies, filed a novel federal lawsuit to protect access to emergency abortion care, took on three additional new legal representations, continued to prosecute our ten other pending matters, and submitted 25 amicus curiae briefs in courts across the country, pushing the law forward and centering those most impacted by pending cases. We also achieved two major victories in our class actions seeking equitable access to insurance coverage for fertility benefits for individuals in LGBTQ+ relationships. Litigation continues to be a vital tool wielded by NWLC to combat harmful laws and policies and advance gender justice nationwide.
As we enter 2025, we are bracing for the realities of a new presidential administration and the agenda it intends to implement, including what it means for our ongoing and future litigation. We know that despite the result of the presidential election, a majority of voters turned out in support of gender justice issues and do not want to see the advances we have made repealed. Millions of people, across all demographics, voted in support of reproductive freedom, affordable childcare, and an equitable economy—issues that NWLC will continue to defend and expand access to, including via litigation. We are prepared to use strategic litigation to resist attempts to roll back or undermine our rights . At the same time, we will demand that the courts use all of the legal resources available to work toward ending sex discrimination in schools, workplaces, and health care and coverage, as we continue to work toward creating a future where women, girls, LGBTQI+ people, and all people can thrive.
While it is always exciting to obtain a positive court ruling, settle a case in our clients’ favor, or have a court cite our amicus brief, we know that each representation we take on is an opportunity to lift up the stories of the real people impacted by the law. These efforts are one part of our organization’s collective work of driving the legal change that shifts the culture towards gender justice. Thank you for supporting NWLC’s work across the organization.