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Unmasking the RNC Platform’s Secret Agenda: A National Abortion Ban 

By National Women’s Law Center Action Fund In honor of this week’s Republican National Convention, we wanted to set the record straight on one of the biggest coverups of this election cycle. And no – we’re not talking about hush money payments.  Last week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released a party platform that intentionally […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Selection of JD Vance to be the Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee  

Washington, DC – Donald Trump today announced Senator JD Vance (R-OH) as his running mate for vice president.   See below for a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund.   “Donald Trump was always going to pick an anti-abortion, anti-gender justice extremist as his running mate – at […]

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The Supreme Court Just Proved it Only Cares About One Thing: Power

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 […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo   

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision today in Loper Bright v. Raimondo. The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision overturned decades of precedent that deferred to federal agency expertise in interpreting ambiguous laws and claimed that power for the judiciary instead. Emily Martin, Chief Program Officer at the National Women’s Law Center Action […]

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Reproductive Freedom and Care Agenda Leaders Unite to Remind Voters of the High Stakes for Women and Families in the Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, leaders from the country’s top organizations representing the reproductive freedom and the care agenda movement discussed the high stakes for women in the 2024 election and reinforced the importance of reelecting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.  The choice between the two presidential tickets is crystal clear: Donald Trump […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on First Presidential Debate  

Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released a statement Thursday following the conclusion of the first presidential debate on CNN:  “Tonight’s debate served as a grim reminder of the stakes of this election. On one side of the stage, you have President Biden, who defended abortion […]

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2024 Presidential Debate Bingo

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 […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Second Anniversary of Dobbs Decision   

Washington, DC – June 24, 2024 – Today marks the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion.  See below for a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund.  […]

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The Latest Right-Wing Culture War: Attacking Trans Women and Girls 

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 […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on the Conviction of Donald Trump

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 […]