Fatima Goss Graves · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Mourning Justice Ginsburg

NWLC “I ask no favor for my sex; all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”      Dear John, Years ago, when I decided to become a lawyer, I did so because I believed in justice. But I became a women’s rights lawyer because of Ruth …

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  Fatima Goss Graves · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 3:11 AM

Mourning RBG

NWLC “I ask no favor for my sex; all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”      Dear John, Years ago, when I decided to become a lawyer, I did so because I believed in justice. But I became a women’s rights lawyer because of Ruth …

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  Fatima Goss Graves · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 7:06 PM

Tell ICE: Close the Irwin County Detention Center and all ICE facilities.

NWLC Content warning: forced sterilization.     Dear John, A horrifying whistleblower report out of the Irwin County Detention Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Georgia, alleges staff and officials knowingly ignored medical comp…

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  Fatima Goss Graves · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 7:06 PM

Tell ICE: Close the Irwin County Detention Center and all ICE facilities.

NWLC Content warning: forced sterilization.     Dear John, A horrifying whistleblower report out of the Irwin County Detention Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Georgia, alleges staff and officials knowingly ignored medical comp…

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  Sarah Hassmer · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 7:48 PM

FW: Tell Trump: Sex Discrimination Housing Has No Home Here

NWLC We need to protect trans people from discrimination in housing.   Dear John, I’ll keep it short, we are less than a week away from the close of the public comment period to oppose Trump’s proposed discriminatory housing rule that would put trans people seeking shelter at risk. An…

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  Sarah David Heydemann · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 4:50 PM

Tell Your Rep. to Vote to Support Pregnant Workers

NWLC No one should be forced to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy.     Dear John, Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant workers were often denied the simplest of accommodations, such as a stool to sit on during a long shift, a bottle of …

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  Sarah David Heydemann · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 4:50 PM

Tell Your Rep. to Vote to Support Pregnant Workers

NWLC No one should be forced to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy.     Dear John, Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant workers were often denied the simplest of accommodations, such as a stool to sit on during a long shift, a bottle of …

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  Theresa Lau · [email protected]

September 12, 2020 at 9:03 PM

“The Most Important Decision an American President Can Make”

NWLC Cruzing to judicial disaster.     Dear John, Did you see this? Trump just released a new short list of people he’d consider nominating for the next Supreme Court opening, and it’s horrifying. Vocal anti-abortion extremists like Senator Tom Cotton were on…

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  Theresa Lau · [email protected]

September 12, 2020 at 9:03 PM

Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court?!

NWLC Cruzing to judicial disaster.     Dear John, Did you see this? Trump just released a new short list of people he’d consider nominating for the next Supreme Court opening, and it’s horrifying. Vocal anti-abortion extremists like Senator Tom Cotton were on…

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  Sarah Hassmer · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 1:54 PM

Tell Trump: Sex Discrimination in Housing Has No Home Here

NWLC We need to protect trans people from discrimination in housing.     Dear John, In June, the Trump administration moved to gut health care protections for trans people. And now, the Trump administration is yet again going after critical protections meant …

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  LySaundra Campbell · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 8:53 PM

Whoa! She’s a tough act to follow.

NWLC  I’ve got your new NWLC newsletter right here.     *taps mic* Is this thing on? Hey, John, I’m LySaundra—writer and editor at NWLC, and the person tasked with following Hannah’s incredible run as newsletter writer extraordinaire. I don’t have witty puns,…

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  LySaundra Campbell · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 8:52 PM

Whoa! She’s a tough act to follow.

NWLC  I’ve got your new NWLC newsletter right here.     *taps mic* Is this thing on? Hey, John, I’m LySaundra—writer and editor at NWLC, and the person tasked with following Hannah’s incredible run as newsletter writer extraordinaire. I don’t have witty puns,…

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  Arvia Walker · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 4:36 PM

Pay Me What You Owe Me

NWLC Take Action: It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day     Dear John, Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, when Black women’s pay catches up to what white men were paid in 2019—a whole eight extra months of work later. But it’s also Black Women’s Equal Pay Day d…

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  Arvia Walker · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 4:36 PM

Pay Me What You Owe Me

NWLC Take Action: It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day     Dear John, Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, when Black women’s pay catches up to what white men were paid in 2019—a whole eight extra months of work later. But it’s also Black Women’s Equal Pay Day d…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 6:16 PM

What’s that one *NSYNC song?

NWLC 👋👋 That’s right, bye bye bye 👋👋     Hi John, I’ve put off writing this newsletter for as long as possible, but I’ve gotten to the point where I either sit down and write this or it won’t get sent out. So, here goes: this will be my last newsletter for the…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 6:16 PM

What’s that one *NSYNC song?

NWLC 👋👋 That’s right, bye bye bye 👋👋     Hi John, I’ve put off writing this newsletter for as long as possible, but I’ve gotten to the point where I either sit down and write this or it won’t get sent out. So, here goes: this will be my last newsletter for the…

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  Melissa Boteach · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 6:32 PM

Don’t ignore this email

NWLC Women on the front lines of COVID-19 need help NOW   John, I know you get a lot of emails. But I hope you’ll take just a few minutes to read this one, and if you can, make an emergency gift to support our work right now. Every gift we receive before midnight tonight will be matche…

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  Melissa Boteach · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 6:32 PM

Don’t ignore this email

NWLC Women on the front lines of COVID-19 need help NOW   John, I know you get a lot of emails. But I hope you’ll take just a few minutes to read this one, and if you can, make an emergency gift to support our work right now. Every gift we receive before midnight tonight will be matche…

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  Julie Vogtman · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Just a few days left—match expiration

NWLC Women on the front lines of COVID-19 need help NOW     Dear John, The United States now has the most novel coronavirus cases in the world. The numbers are staggering. And behind those horrifying totals are millions of women and families struggling on the …

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  Laura Narefsky · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 5:18 PM

MATCH for women on the front lines of the pandemic

NWLC Women are disproportionately represented in front-line jobs during the COVID-19 crisis. They deserve our support.     Dear John, From the very beginning, the COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the disastrous consequences of long-standing racial and gender ineq…

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  Laura Narefsky · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 5:16 PM

MATCH for women on the front lines of the pandemic

NWLC Women are disproportionately represented in front-line jobs during the COVID-19 crisis. They deserve our support.     Dear John, From the very beginning, the COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the disastrous consequences of long-standing racial and gender ineq…

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  Gretchen Borchelt · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 6:17 PM

Tell Congress: End the Hyde Amendment.

NWLC It’s past time.     Dear John, We don’t have to tell you that we’re in the midst of a national reckoning with our nation’s legacy of racism—and how systemic racism is still embedded in our institutions, our laws, and our society. But we do want to talk to…

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  Gretchen Borchelt · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 6:16 PM

Tell Congress: End the Hyde Amendment.

NWLC It’s past time.     Dear John, We don’t have to tell you that we’re in the midst of a national reckoning with our nation’s legacy of racism—and how systemic racism is still embedded in our institutions, our laws, and our society. But we do want to talk to…

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  Catherine White · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 9:16 PM

Tell Congress: It's Past Time to Fund Child Care

NWLC Our leaders must do more.     Dear John, At the beginning of this year, Monday mornings felt like Monday mornings, and every day was normal. Smelling fresh coffee outside of the local coffee shop, picking up dry cleaning, and dropping off children with …

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

July 22, 2020 at 4:46 PM

Darren’s story.

NWLC Discrimination shouldn’t dictate your health care.     Hi John, Earlier this month we sued the Trump administration to stop its cruel rule that attempts to undermine patient protections and embolden health care providers, insurance companies, and hospital…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

July 22, 2020 at 4:46 PM

Darren’s story.

NWLC Discrimination shouldn’t dictate your health care.     Hi John, Earlier this month we sued the Trump administration to stop its cruel rule that attempts to undermine patient protections and embolden health care providers, insurance companies, and hospital…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Supreme Court, Supremely Busy

NWLC All the cases you need to know.     Hi John, Here at the National Women’s Law Center, we’ve spent much of the last few weeks anxiously refreshing the Supreme Court website as we awaited critical decisions. Apart from our own website, it’s probably the web…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Supreme Court, Supremely Busy

NWLC All the cases you need to know.     Hi John, Here at the National Women’s Law Center, we’ve spent much of the last few weeks anxiously refreshing the Supreme Court website as we awaited critical decisions. Apart from our own website, it’s probably the web…

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  Erin Longbottom · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Equality can’t wait

NWLC It’s time to get equal.     Dear John, Have you ever paid more for a haircut because of your gender? I’m guessing if you’re a woman, the answer is yes. Don’t you think that’s weird? People have all lengths of hair these days and it’s odd to base the pric…

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  Erin Longbottom · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Equality can’t wait

NWLC It’s time to get equal.     Dear John, Have you ever paid more for a haircut because of your gender? I’m guessing if you’re a woman, the answer is yes. Don’t you think that’s weird? People have all lengths of hair these days and it’s odd to base the pric…

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  Gretchen Borchelt · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 4:10 PM

BREAKING: The Supreme Court Devastates Our Right to Birth Control Coverage

NWLC The Trump-Pence birth control rules allow employers to take away birth control coverage.     John, The Supreme Court just sided with the Trump administration, approving its rules that take away birth control coverage. This means virtually any employer or…

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  Gretchen Borchelt · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 3:51 PM

BREAKING: Abortion Access Just Won at the Supreme Court

NWLC  Here’s everything you need to know.     Hi John, The Supreme Court just delivered an important victory, upholding the right to abortion against politicians’ attempts to end abortion access in Louisiana. The law in this case had nothing to do with protec…

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  Gretchen Borchelt · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 3:51 PM

BREAKING: Abortion Access Just Won at the Supreme Court

NWLC  Here’s everything you need to know.     Hi John, The Supreme Court just delivered an important victory, upholding the right to abortion against politicians’ attempts to end abortion access in Louisiana. The law in this case had nothing to do with protec…

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  Fatima Goss Graves · [email protected]

June 24, 2020 at 4:16 PM

Be a Part of the #SurvivorsAgenda

NWLC Join the launch call this Thursday!     Dear John, We are halfway through the year and have already seen a global pandemic rip through our communities, with far too little help from those in leadership. We watched as officers held down the body of George …

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  Uma Iyer · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Join Sens. Warren and Booker, Speaker Pelosi, Rep. DeLauro and More to Rally to Save Child Care!

NWLC You’re invited to help us save the child care industry!     John— Let me get straight to the point: our nation’s child care industry is in crisis and may not survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent analysis from NWLC and other partners shows that at least …

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  Uma Iyer · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Join Sens. Warren and Booker, Speaker Pelosi, Rep. DeLauro and More to Rally to Save Child Care!

NWLC You’re invited to help us save the child care industry!     John— Let me get straight to the point: our nation’s child care industry is in crisis and may not survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent analysis from NWLC and other partners shows that at least …

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  Kirstin Brockenborough · [email protected]

June 22, 2020 at 9:56 PM

One brick started a movement.

NWLC Today, we’re launching Brick by Brick!     Dear John, Pride Month was born from resistance against police violence harming LGBTQ communities of color and specifically targeting trans women. One brick thrown in Stonewall Inn set off the historic movement …

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 7:16 PM

BREAKING: THERE IS A LOT GOING ON

NWLC Guess that’s what happens when you don’t send a newsletter for six weeks.     Dear John, I keep thinking about the phrase “this moment.” It feels like the phrase everyone is using right now. And it’s true, we are living in a bit of a moment: there’s still…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 7:16 PM

BREAKING: THERE IS A LOT GOING ON

NWLC Guess that’s what happens when you don’t send a newsletter for six weeks.     Dear John, I keep thinking about the phrase “this moment.” It feels like the phrase everyone is using right now. And it’s true, we are living in a bit of a moment: there’s still…

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  Shana Bartley · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 3:37 PM

Tell Congress: Child Care Is Essential

NWLC We can’t let child care be ignored any longer.     Dear John, Congress has failed to provide enough funding to ensure the child care industry survives the COVID-19 crisis. Recent analysis from NWLC and other partners shows that at least $9.6 billion each…

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  Shana Bartley · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 3:37 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the Child Care Is Essential Act

NWLC We can’t let child care be ignored any longer.     Dear John, Congress has failed to provide enough funding to ensure the child care industry survives the COVID-19 crisis. Recent analysis from NWLC and other partners shows that at least $9.6 billion each…

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  Erin Longbottom · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 4:16 PM

🌈 WE WON! 🌈

NWLC HISTORIC RULING FOR LGBTQ WORKERS     Dear John, Have you heard the news?!?! Just a few hours ago, the Supreme Court announced a historic ruling that ensures LGBTQ workers cannot be fired because of who they are. Amid continued pain over racial injustice …

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  Erin Longbottom · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 4:16 PM

🌈 WE WON! 🌈

NWLC HISTORIC RULING FOR LGBTQ WORKERS     Dear John, Have you heard the news?!?! Just a few hours ago, the Supreme Court announced a historic ruling that ensures LGBTQ workers cannot be fired because of who they are. Amid continued pain over racial injustice …

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  Dorianne Mason · [email protected]

June 12, 2020 at 11:40 PM

BREAKING: Trump Administration Finalizes Discriminatory Health Care Rule

NWLC During this public health emergency, health care providers should not be emboldened to discriminate.     Dear John, The Trump-Pence administration just decided to finalize a rule that will embolden health care providers to discriminate against patients a…

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  Shiwali Patel · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Update: Lawsuit Filed Against DeVos

NWLC We’re fighting in court to protect Title IX.   Dear John, We promised to sue Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education to protect Title IX. And today, we filed our lawsuit on behalf of four organizations that represent student survivors of sexual harassmen…

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  Shiwali Patel · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Update: Lawsuit Filed Against DeVos

NWLC We’re fighting in court to protect Title IX.   Dear John, We promised to sue Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education to protect Title IX. And today, we filed our lawsuit on behalf of four organizations that represent student survivors of sexual harassmen…

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  Fatima Goss Graves · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 8:53 PM

On pain and hope

NWLC I can’t tell you how to grieve, but I can share what I am doing.     Dear John, This morning, I issued a press statement on the horrific police violence we’ve witnessed over the last week—and of course for decades before now. But I also wanted to share so…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 2:36 PM

FWD: Mitch McConnell is confirming judges while ignoring a national crisis.

NWLC We knew it.   Hi John, Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters “I don’t think we have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately” for passing another COVID-19 relief bill. Well that’s….interesting. Especially since more than 80,000 people h…

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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 2:36 PM

FWD: Mitch McConnell is confirming judges while ignoring a national crisis.

NWLC We knew it.   Hi John, Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters “I don’t think we have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately” for passing another COVID-19 relief bill. Well that’s….interesting. Especially since more than 80,000 people h…

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  Uma Iyer · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 9:35 PM

Tell Congress: We Demand More

NWLC Women are STILL being left out of COVID-19 legislation.     Dear John, This week, leaders in the House of Representatives introduced a new bill to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating economic impacts. The House’s proposal goes a long way…

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