Oct 22, 2021
ACLU Comment on House Advancement of PUMP Act
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today advanced a bill aiming to address the needs of nursing workers by passing the bipartisan PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (HR. 31...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Oct 21, 2021
ACLU of Texas Sues Magnolia ISD over Discriminatory Gender-Based Hair Policy
Despite Repeated Requests to End Unconstitutional Policy, School Officials Continue to Harshly Punish Students
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Aug 27, 2021
ACLU, Be A Hero’s Ady Barkan Launch Ad Campaign Urging Arizonans To Tell Sen. Sinema ‘Home Care Can’t Wait’
Campaign Aims to Pressure Congress to Include $400 Billion in Home and Community-Based Services Promised By President Biden in the Budget Reconciliation Package
Aug 09, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Says Title IX Bans Discrimination in School Dress Codes
The Court Said North Carolina Public Charter Schools May Operate Outside Constitutional Bounds but Are Subject to Title IX, the Landmark Sex Discrimination Law
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Aug 04, 2021
NYCLU Statement on AG's Investigation of Sexual Harassment by Governor
NEW YORK – Yesterday Attorney General Letitia James released the findings of an investigation into numerous allegations of sexual harassment by Governor Cuomo. The report det...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Aug 03, 2021
ACLU Comment on Senate Markup of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON — Vania Leveille, senior legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, issued this statement following the first-ever Senate committee vote of the Pregn...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
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