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	Register to join a live webcast discussion about the past and future of women’s legal rights under the Equal Protection Clause, with special guest Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Forty years ago, Reed v. Reed was the first case in which the Supreme Court applied the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution to strike down a law that discriminated on the basis of sex. Tomorrow, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern, we’ll be marking this historic case with a special panel discussion about the past and future of women’s legal rights under the Equal Protection Clause, featuring special guest speaker Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Join the sponsors — American University Washington College of Law, George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, National Women’s Law Center, the University of the District of Columbia‘s David A. Clarke School of Law, and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia — for this special event.

Register today to join this fascinating panel discussion live via webcast, with special guest speaker Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The panel will be moderated by NPR’s legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg and will include:

Jacqueline Berrien, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Earl Maltz, Professor at Rutgers University Law School, Camden
Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
Nina Pillard, Professor at Georgetown Law University

Justice Ginsburg, who was the principal author of the brief on behalf of the plaintiff in Reed v. Reed, will give remarks.

We hope you’ll join this special, live webcast tomorrow, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

Sincerely,

Emily J. Martin
Vice President and General Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

P.S. Want to ask panelists or Justice Ginsburg a question about women’s constitutional rights? Post a question on our Facebook page and watch the live webcast to see if it’s asked.

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Iraq Veteran Hails Vow to Hire Heroes Act

11/15/2011 Nativegrl77

by SenateDemocratson Nov 10, 2011

Eric Smith, 26, joins Senate Democrats to urge the House to pass the jobs legislation that will help put unemployed veterans back to work.

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Rebuilding New Orleans Green

11/15/2011 Nativegrl77

Future360 travels to New Orleans, Louisiana to meet actor and star of Treme, Wendell Pierce. Pierce is on a mission to rebuild Pontchartrain Park using renewable energy and clean technology.

by Future360TVon Jul 19, 2011

Future360 travels to New Orleans, Louisiana to meet actor and star of Treme, Wendell Pierce. Pierce is on a mission to rebuild Pontchartrain Park using renewable energy and clean technology.

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$1 Billion

11/15/2011 Nativegrl77

State insurance regulators are threatening to gut the new rule in the health reform law that keeps insurance premiums in check. This rule, called the medical loss ratio (MLR), requires insurance companies to spend at least 80% of your premiums on medical care instead of using it to pad their profits and pay millions to their CEOs. State insurance commissioners are holding a secret meeting tomorrow to decide whether they want to force a vote to rob $1 billion in rebates from consumers.

Click here and send a message to your insurance commissioners today. Tell them: You work for us, not the insurance companies – hands off the MLR. http://healthcareforamericanow.org/page/m/3560d82d/5131405c/3321ece5/786f0cd9/850002441/VEsH/

It’s no surprise that the Wall Street run insurance companies are trying to kill any rule that cuts into their excessive profits. That’s why they’re pressuring your state insurance commissioner to change the law to let them take $1 billion of your money. The truth is that the medical loss ratio works and has already lowered premium rates for some Connecticut residents by 19 percent!

Fight the insurance companies’ army of lobbyists today. Help us put an end to the insurers’ business as usual. Tell your insurance commissioner – hands off the MLR.

Health insurance companies continue to make record profits, and their CEOs have collected more than $1 billion in personal compensation in the last decade while the majority of Americans are barely getting by. Fight this greed-driven corporate power today.

http://healthcareforamericanow.org/page/m/3560d82d/5131405c/3321ece5/786f0cd9/850002441/VEsE/

In Solidarity,

Melinda Gibson
Health Care for America Now

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Breaking News: Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Health Care Law

11/15/2011 Nativegrl77

You’ve probably seen news reports on the lawsuits challenging the health care law across the country. Two courts of appeals have held that the health care law is constitutional, while one has disagreed. Today, the Supreme Court announced it will hear two of these cases and issue a decision by June 2012.

To make clear what’s at stake, I’ve recorded a short video explaining the legal challenges, why we think the law is constitutional, and what women could lose if the law is struck down.

Click to watch our video about the health care law litigation.

The health care law puts an end to insurance companies‘ practice of treating women like a pre-existing condition. Already, the law is helping women and their families by making it illegal for insurance companies to drop people once they get sick, prohibiting insurers from denying coverage to kids with pre-existing conditions, and ensuring that new health plans provide no-cost preventive health care services such as mammograms and pap smears. By 2014, it will expand Medicaid coverage to 8.2 million more women, guarantee maternity coverage, and end the practice of charging women more than men for the same insurance. All of this and more is at stake in the Supreme Court.

Once you’ve watched the video, please visit our special page dedicated to keeping you up-to-date on the latest news about the health care law litigation.Thanks for all you do for women and families.

http://action.nwlc.org/site/R?i=O1L5xqvxpetjLj_CH-OqLQ

Sincerely,

Emily J. Martin
Vice President and General Counsel
National Women’s Law Center