Released on July 2, 2024
Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964—one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history. Here’s a link to President Johnson’s historic speech on that occasion. But watching it today, we see even more clearly how we are now living through the most Read more …
Released on July 1, 2024
“The Supreme Court failed democracy today. In ruling that former President Trump is entitled to some level of immunity from prosecution—but ducking the decision on what constitutes ‘official’ conduct—Chief Justice John Roberts has written the legacy of the Roberts’ Court.
Released on June 28, 2024
“The Supreme Court has once again taken agency and autonomy away from people whose very right to live is under threat. Taking away the right to sleep is ‘unconscionable and unconstitutional’, Justice Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. As an advocate for women and as a licensed clinical social worker and mental health professional, I agree.
Released on June 27, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President, issued the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court decision in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, cases that challenge the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): “A Supreme Court that’s AWOL for Read more …
Released on June 24, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. — National NOW President Christian F. Nunes issued the following statement on the 2nd anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) decision that overturned Roe v. Wade (Roe) and the Women’s March strike today: “Roe was the federal umbrella that protected a Read more …