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Nov 29, 2018
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Alabama, and Birmingham attorney Heather Leonard filed a federal court appeal in a pregnancy discrimination ca...
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Nov 16, 2018
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Secretary DeVos鈥檚 Proposed Rule on Title IX
NEW YORK 鈥� Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to Title IX and sexual assault on campus.
Louise Melling, American Civil Liberties Un...
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Women's Rights
Nov 01, 2018
Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Equal Pay Act Case Against VA Medical Center
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of the District of Columbia, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas, and 23 women鈥檚 rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-cour...
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Oct 31, 2018
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on 40th Anniversary of Pregnancy Discrimination Act
NEW YORK 鈥� Today marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), the first federal statute making it illegal to discriminate against women in...
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Women's Rights
Sep 28, 2018
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Defense Secretary Mattis鈥� Speech at the Virginia Military Institute
NEW YORK 鈥� Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis addressed Virginia Military Institute cadets this week and expressed skepticism about women serving in combat roles.
Gillian Thomas, se...
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Women's Rights
Sep 20, 2018
Former Congressional Staffers, Survivors of Workplace Sexual Harassment, Call for Action from Congressional Leadership
In Letter, Survivors Call for Passage of Legislation that Reforms the Outdated and Traumatizing System for Addressing Harassment and Discrimination
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez鈥檚 constitutional rights. -
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