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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Loper Bright v. RaimondoWASHINGTON – 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
Read the story: Reproductive Freedom and Care Agenda Leaders Unite to Remind Voters of the High Stakes for Women and Families in the ElectionWASHINGTON, 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
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on First Presidential DebateWashington, 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
Read the story: 2024 Presidential Debate BingoBy 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
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Second Anniversary of Dobbs DecisionWashington, 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
Read the story: The Latest Right-Wing Culture War: Attacking Trans Women and GirlsBy 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
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on the Conviction of Donald TrumpWashington, 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Begins 2024 Campaign with Launch of Caregiving Focused Voter Guide
Read the story: NWLC Action Fund Begins 2024 Campaign with Launch of Caregiving Focused Voter GuideWashington, DC – To cap off Care Workers Recognition Month in April, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund launched its caregiving focused 2024 national voter guide with partners in three battleground states this week, marking the beginning of its electoral work this campaign season. Click here for NWLC Action Fund’s voter guide focused…
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NWLC Action Fund Applauds Key Gender Justice Priorities in President Biden’s State of the Union
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Applauds Key Gender Justice Priorities in President Biden’s State of the UnionWASHINGTON – President Joseph Biden delivered his State of the Union address tonight, where he discussed critical gender justice priorities that are key to safeguarding our democracy and protecting individual rights, such as IVF and abortion access. Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following…
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The Lies About the Child Tax Credit Are Actually Unhinged
Read the story: The Lies About the Child Tax Credit Are Actually UnhingedBy Kat Menefee, Counsel, Income Security Congress is currently considering bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that would keep half a million children out of poverty by 2025. This expansion would help families pay for food, rent, and other bills. The bill has already been resoundingly approved by the House Ways and…
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Abortion Wins in 2023
Read the story: Abortion Wins in 2023By 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on House Republicans Electing Representative Mike Johnson to Speaker of the House
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on House Republicans Electing Representative Mike Johnson to Speaker of the HouseWashington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement after House Republicans voted to elect Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the new Speaker of the House. “Representative Johnson has fought to ban abortion nationwide, rollback civil rights for LGBTQ individuals, and undermine our…
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We Watched the GOP Debate So You Wouldn’t Have To.
Read the story: We Watched the GOP Debate So You Wouldn’t Have To.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…
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