Author: Hallie Meisler

By Emily Martin, Chief Program Officer The Supreme Court term just came to a chilling end, with a Republican-appointed super-majority holding that presidents are largely immune from prosecution for crimes committed under the guise of official action—a devastating ruling, even for this highly politicized Court.  This decision, Trump v. United States, concluded a term in […]

By National Women’s Law Center Action Fund There is so much at stake in November—for our reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy, for building safe and inclusive schools, for protecting our democracy, and for investing in a real care economy, where all of us can thrive. The lead-up to November has already begun and tonight marks […]

By National Women’s Law Center Action Fund Primaries are in full swing, and the general election is just months away—candidates are fine-tuning strategies and messaging to rile up their bases and turn out the vote. Unsurprisingly, Republicans are turning to their go-to strategy of creating a culture war based on misinformation and inciting fear and […]

Washington, DC – May 30, 2024 – Today, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. In response, Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund issued the following statement: “Accountability has long evaded the former president. Yet, 12 of his […]

By Erin Weber, Strategy and Policy Manager of State Advocacy In the lead up to the 2023 elections, many Republicans went out of their way to avoid talking about abortion because they know their position—specifically their desire to impose further restrictions in additional states—is a losing one.   Well, they lost. And they’ve been losing […]

By Erin Weber, Strategy and Policy Manager of State Advocacy Raise your hand if you’re already over watching the chaos and nothing-burger promises of the GOP debates 🙋🏻‍♀️. Engaging with primary debates can feel daunting, especially as we look down the barrel of over a year more of presidential candidate promises, fights, and speeches. The […]

By Angel Padilla, Vice President of Strategy & Policy On August 25 in Milwaukee, WI, the “top” Republican candidates for president took the stage together for the first time, giving millions of Americans their first real look at who these candidates are and what they stand for.   As it stands, of course, they are all […]

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund: “The tentative debt ceiling deal has made one thing resoundingly clear: the Republican party cares more about wealthy political donors and pleasing the extremist wing of their party than they do workers and families in […]

By Sofia Hay, Strategy & Policy Program Assistant “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”       – Rep. Shirley Chisholm  In 1968, Shirley Chisholm dragged her folding chair into the halls of Congress—as the first Black woman to ever sit and serve there.   This Black History Month, it’s […]