Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Feb 05, 2021
ACLU of North Dakota Opposes Legislation to Rescind Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
Leveling the playing field between women and men should be a priority for North Dakota legislators, but Senate Concurrent Resolution 4010 suggests otherwise.
The ACLU of North Dako...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Dec 15, 2020
Court Gives Final Approval to Settlement Restoring Gender Equality in Brown University Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has today given final approval to a settlement agreement between Brown University and the class of women student-athletes at Brown which resolv...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Nov 19, 2020
ACLU of Iowa and ICADV Joint Statement on Additional Funds to Prevent Evictions
The following is a joint statement from Mark Stringer, ACLU of Iowa Executive Director and Laurie Schipper, Executive Director for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICA...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Oct 22, 2020
ACLU, Civil Rights Orgs File Suit Against Department of Housing and Urban Development Rule Gutting Fair Housing Protections
HARTFORD, Conn. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU Foundation of Connecticut, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Poverty & Race Research Action Council,...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 25, 2020
Court Preliminarily Approves Settlement in Title IX Lawsuit Against Brown University Addressing Women’s Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has today preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between Brown University and lawyers representing women student-athletes at the school ...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 17, 2020
Brown University to Reinstate Women’s Equestrian and Fencing To Comply with Title IX and Provide Equal Opportunity for Women Athletes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The legal team representing women student-athletes at Brown University who brought suit in June following cuts to the varsity athletics program announced today...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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