Looking to protect the right to vote

by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jul 18, 2026 | Issues

Want to have an impact, but are overwhelmed with too many options?  Here are a curated few, each are relatively easy to do and are supported by excellent training and guidance: Only the first and last are for lawyers specifically.

• Habeas Corpus Petitions. L4GG is running this project on behalf of individuals detained by ICE.  They are providing support and legal malpractice insurance for lawyers in any jurisdiction. For instance, challenge unlawful or prolonged immigration detentions without a hearing, and other violations of Constitutional or statutory rights.  Contact Laura Klein, Senor Manager of Pro Bono Initiatives at LKlein@lawyersforgoodgovernment.org.
• Rapid Response Network by VoPro Pros.  You’ll receive curated, impactful, short-term voter protection projects. Training is on Zoom, no long-term commitment necessary.  Sign up HERE.
• “Hands Off Our Vote”.  National Kick-off call July 30 8 PM ET. Indivisible will give you information and tools to help protect the vote wherever you live.  Sign up HERE.  Can’t make this call?  Sign up HERE
• Still looking for other options?  Here’s We the Action’s 2026 Guide to Voter Protection Opportunities for Lawyers.

No excuses; it’s easy! And you will help protect our voting rights!.

4th Anniversary of Dobbs

by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jun 24, 2026 | Issues

Four years ago, the Supreme Court issued “Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,” overturning nearly 50 years of precedent and eliminating a constitutional right on which generations of Americans had relied to make decisions about their autonomy and their ability to shape their own futures.

Four years later, studies have documented barriers to care, clinic closures, increased travel burdens for patients seeking care, worsening maternal health outcomes, and existential consequences for women, families, and children in states with abortion bans.

Today, we reflect on what was lost, the impacts that continue to unfold, and the work that remains ahead.

HERE is a link to the full statement issued today by Women Lawyers On Guard and the National Association of Women Lawyers.

#Dobbs #ReproductiveJustice #WomensRightsAreHumanRights

Cory Amron, President

Harrison Mitchell photo on Unsplash

Webinar: Misogyny, Violent Extremism and the Law: What Lawyers Can Do

by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | May 13, 2026 | Issues

Did you know that domestic abuse, online misogyny, and extremist violence are connected? 

Join us for an expert-led, interactive Webinar examining the intersections of gender-based violence, online culture, and radicalization, and what legal, educational, and social frameworks can do to address this intractable problem in our society.

SPEAKERS:

• Professor Miller-Idriss, Sociologist, American University.   Leading researcher on extremism, radicalization, and the role of culture and education in prevention. https://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/cynthia.cfm
• Bridgette Stumpf, Esq. Founder & CEO of Volare. Expert at the intersection of gender-based violence and its impacts on community wellbeing. https://www.volare-empowers.org/team#bridgette.

DISCUSSION:

• Patterns linking prior abuse against women and children to extremist violence.
• How online misogyny, misinformation, and white nationalism radicalize boys and young men.
• Where current legal and social frameworks succeed and where they fall short.
• Prevention, accountability, collective response.
• Volare’s Lawyers Action Plan for Hope..

PLEASE SHARE THIS FLYER WITH OTHERS

Co-Sponsors Include: WBA of DC, Volare, Women Lawyers Forward, Women Forward

REMINDER: Misogyny, Violent Extremism and the Law

by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | May 10, 2026 | Issues

Did you know that domestic abuse, online misogyny, and extremist violence are connected? 

Join us for an expert-led, interactive Webinar examining the intersections of gender-based violence, online culture, and radicalization, and what legal, educational, and social frameworks can do to address this intractable problem in our society.

WHEN:  Monday, May 11, 2026; 6 PM ET
WHERE: Zoom: Register HERE

SPEAKERS:

• Professor Miller-Idriss, Sociologist, American University.   Leading researcher on extremism, radicalization, and the role of culture and education in prevention. https://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/cynthia.cfm
• Bridgette Stumpf, Esq. Founder & CEO of Volare. Expert at the intersection of gender-based violence and its impacts on community wellbeing. https://www.volare-empowers.org/team#bridgette.

DISCUSSION:

• Patterns linking prior abuse against women and children to extremist violence.
• How online misogyny, misinformation, and white nationalism radicalize boys and young men.
• Where current legal and social frameworks succeed and where they fall short.
• Prevention, accountability, collective response.
• Volare’s Lawyers Action Plan for Hope..

PLEASE SHARE THIS FLYER WITH OTHERS

Co-Sponsors Include: WBA of DC, Volare, Women Lawyers Forward, Women Forward

Courts Again Snub Science and Medicine

by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | May 4, 2026 | Issues

Once again, courts are disregarding the judgment of scientists and physicians in favor of political, religious-based, and misogynistic ideology in the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Danco Laboratories v. Louisiana.

Despite more than 25 years of safe use and strong medical consensus supporting mifepristone, the ruling last week ignores science and decades of history showing the safe and efficacious use of mifepristone here in the US – and abroad – improperly inserting the courts into what should be a medical decision made by pregnant people and their families, and thus denying key rights to  millions across the United States.

The Fifth Circuit’s order eliminates telemedicine access to mifepristone—cutting off a critical, and in many cases only, pathway to care for patients in states with abortion bans or severe restrictions.

“The impact will be immediate. For millions of women… obtaining mifepristone through telemedicine is the only way to access abortion care.”

The manufacturers have filed an emergency application in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to stay this harmful decision.

We will continue to stand for the right of every person to access safe, evidence-based reproductive health care and to make decisions about their own lives and bodies free from government interference.

READ OUR FULL STATEMENT IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS YESTERDAY

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May Day Strong

by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Apr 29, 2026 | Issues

Dear Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network,