Apr 20, 2011 | Gender-Based Violence, Landmark Victories
On April 20, 2011, we were proud to watch Governor Gregoire sign House Bill 1565 into law. This bill, one of our top priorities for the Washington legislative session, will help domestic violence victims keep long-term protection orders against their abusers....
Jul 1, 2010 | Health Care, Landmark Victories, Reproductive Health
In 2006, Amnesty International released a shocking report: prisons in the United States routinely shackle people during pregnancy and childbirth. Since that time, growing national efforts to eradicate this barbaric practice have emerged. We joined this fight because...
Apr 1, 1997 | Landmark Victories, Sports, Women's Rights
Note: This article is an excerpt from our spring 1997 newsletter. At the time, Legal Voice was called the Northwest Women’s Law Center. Since the first all-girls hockey league began in Anchorage, Alaska in 1990, the city of Anchorage has discriminated against the...
Dec 1, 1987 | Landmark Victories, Sports, Women's Rights
Note: This article is an excerpt from our winter 1987 newsletter, written at a time when we were called the Northwest Women’s Law Center. Blair v. Washington State University. If you’ve been a Law Center member for several years, you are probably familiar...
