Nancy Pelosi’s achievements
Paul Krugman provides an insightful take on Nancy Pelosi’s accomplishments as a House Minority Leader and Speaker of the House. Read more here.
WLGAN Hand Delivers Kavanaugh Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
On Tuesday, September 4, Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network hand delivered a letter to the members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The stakes could not be higher for women than at this moment and the letter urges the Senators to vote against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. Based on the information we have about Judge Kavanaugh, the letter details that his record does not bode well for women with respect to affordable heath care coverage, laws protecting against workplace discrimination and harassment, as well as women’s constitutional right to birth control, reproductive health and choice.
The letter is signed by 184 men and women, including past presidents of the American Bar Association and other bar associations, attorneys general, state senators, law professors, non-profit CEO’s and other leaders of the legal profession as well as prominent non-lawyers- from 32 states and the District of Columbia.
Read letter HERE
The Challenge of Being a Female Trial Lawyer
As we hear about sexual harassment and gender bias in all parts of society, here’s a piece about blatant sexism and cultural biases faced by women trial attorneys. Read more…
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/female-lawyers-sexism-courtroom/565778/?utm_source=eb=
Female lawyer accused of getting pregnant to delay trial
A male partner at a prominent law firm has accused his female opposing counsel of getting pregnant to delay their trial. Astonishing? Yes! But the “good news” is that he was suspended. Read details…
Biglaw Partner Accuses Small-Firm Litigator Of Using Pregnancy To Delay Trial
A Four Step Plan to Fight the Lies
As basic facts come under assault by the current administration, Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network, Inc. found this plan on how to fight the lies to be very instructive: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/trumps-lies-are-winning-you-can-fight-back.html.
