Nov 18, 2020Looking Back to Move Forward: Reflections on the 2020 ElectionIn the wake of the 2020 elections, the National Council of Jewish Women’s Government Relations & Advocacy Intern and Fellow have each offered their unique perspectives on the historic Biden-Harris win. …Voting3 min readVoting3 min read
Nov 17, 2020Voter Turnout Was High — But the Work Isn’t OverIn the wake of the 2020 elections, the National Council of Jewish Women’s Government Relations & Advocacy Intern and Fellow have each offered their unique perspectives on the historic Biden-Harris win. …Voting4 min readVoting4 min read
Oct 12, 2020SCOTUS: Lives On the LineAt the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), we advocate for fair, independent, and qualified judicial nominees who reflect the diversity of our nation throughout the year. …Supreme Court4 min readSupreme Court4 min read
Mar 23, 2020Celebrating 10 Years of the ACA During a PandemicAt the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), we advocate for universal access to comprehensive and affordable health insurance and care throughout the year. …Health4 min readHealth4 min read
Feb 12, 2020Checks & balances & abortion: Why it’s time for Congress to protect our constitutional rightsThe iconic Schoolhouse Rock! taught us to sing the entire preamble to the US Constitution and lyrically explained a proposed bill’s “long, long journey” to becoming law. Regrettably, it appears that civics teachers often skipped an important episode of the show aptly comparing the three branches of our federal government…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Dec 17, 2019HEALing Immigrant Women & Families: An International Student’s PerspectiveAt the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), we advocate for reproductive health, rights, and justice and fight back against xenophobic, anti-immigrant, and anti-refugee policies throughout the year. …Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Aug 6, 2019License to Discriminate: Trump’s Unconscionable “Conscience” RulesTrue religious liberty, cemented as one of our nation’s founding principles in the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, signifies both freedom of and freedom from religion. But since his first day in office, President Trump has demonstrated a fundamental disregard for the latter and a relentless effort to enshrine one particular…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jun 6, 2019Member-onlyOur Bodies, Our Choice: Why WHPA is the Hero Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice NeedsWe’ve said it a billion times before and we’ll say it again, just so we’re clear: abortion is a safe, essential component of basic health care and a basic human right. Period, full stop. And, as the Supreme Court recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. …Abortion5 min readAbortion5 min read
Mar 18, 2019Member-onlyWhy End Hyde? Five Groups Harmed by Dangerous Coverage BansAbortion is health care. Period, full stop. Not only is it safe, but it’s legal. (News flash to this Alabama judge that “fetal personhood” isn’t a thing and that the Supreme Court cemented the constitutional right to abortion, and has reaffirmed its decision time and time again, over 46 years…Abortion6 min readAbortion6 min read
Feb 27, 2019Act NOW to Reject Rao: A Former Student’s Take on the D.C. Circuit NomineeI entered George Mason University School of Law in the Fall of 2015 knowing full well that I had accepted a place at one of the most conservative law schools in the country. (Please note that this was prior to the embarrassing ASS Law fiasco and that my degree, quite…Courts3 min readCourts3 min read