Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C.– National Now President Christian F. Nunes issued the following statement in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that would restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The U.S. Supreme Court said earlier this year that the drug should remain available under current Read more …
If Judge Jackson is confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to ever serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court in its 233-year history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organization for Women (NOW) commends President Joe Biden’s anticipated historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson has the experience, background, and perspective that comes from not only her professional career but her lived experience as a Black woman in America. As Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden is said to have narrowed his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court to three highly qualified Black women, fulfilling his campaign promise and correcting the shameful history of a Court where 94% of all Supreme Court Justices have been white men, 4% women, and less than 3% people of color. Read more …
“Right now, we have to get out the vote,” Nunes said. “Not only is this the most consequential election of our time from a presidential standpoint, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that we must flip the Senate and elect representatives that uplift the voices of women, the LGBTQIA community, immigrants, the working class, BIPOC Americans, and all those whose rights will be at risk under a conservative-led Supreme Court.”