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Montgomery County Commissioner Questions Whether Undocumented Residents Deserve Prenatal Care
On May 27, a previously uncontroversial initiative to educate and assist pregnant women at a Norristown hospital was threatened. At a Montgomery County commissioners meeting, Chairman James Matthews initiated a discussion about whether or not the program should...
Historic Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart
Six current and former female Wal-Mart employees will represent not only themselves in their sex discrimination lawsuit against the retail giant, but “‘all women employed at any Wal-Mart domestic retail store at any time since Dec. 26, 1998.’” This would include over...
In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, Acceptance Wins
On June 28th the Supreme Court decided against the Christian Legal Society (CLS) in CLS v. Martinez case (PDF). The disagreement began when the Hastings College of Law, part of the University of California system, refused to grant CLS “Registered Student Organization”...
What We’re Reading
The anniversary of the enactment of Title IX was June 23rd Doctors debate how to screen for a particularly deadly form of breast cancer According to a Department of Justice report published in February, “roughly one in five women who attend college will become the...
Spotlight on Conservative Women in Politics
The Women’s Law Project is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse candidates nor affiliate with any political party. However, we are interested in the media coverage of women in politics and the variety of opinions currently being expressed about conservative...
