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Custody and Control: Conditions of Confinement in New York’s Juvenile Prisons for Girls (09/25/2006)

Fair Housing for Battered Women: Preventing Homelessness Through Civil Rights Laws (07/28/2006)
An article by WRP Deputy Director Emily J. Martin discussing new protections against the eviction of domestic violence survivors provided by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005.

Tribute: The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and WRP Staff (03/07/2006)
Learn about the women who put gender equality on the ACLU agenda.

Tribute: The Legacy Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (03/02/2006)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg founded the ACLU Women’s Rights Project in 1972 and led its efforts until she was appointed to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980. During the 1970s, Ginsburg and her staff achieved momentous legal victories in the area of women’s rights and helped lay the groundwork for future women’s rights advocacy.

Aryeh Neier: Reflections on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Leadership of the ACLU Women’s Rights (03/02/2006)
Aryeh Neier, former Executive Director of the ACLU, Founding Director of Human Rights Watch, and currently President of the Soros Foundations and the Open Society Institute, reflects on his hiring of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to direct the Women’s Rights Project and her tenure at the ACLU.

Annual Report 2005 (02/17/2006)
The ACLU's Women's Rights Project reports on progress and achievements in 2005. Includes a tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families (03/15/2005)
In this report, the ACLU, Break the Chains and the Brennan Center for Justice advocate for fair drug laws and policies that adequately take into account the needs of women and their families, and address the root causes of women's involvement with illegal drugs.

Domestic Violence and Public and Subsidized Housing (03/03/2005)
Article by Emily Martin addressing the needs of battered tenants through local housing policy.

Sample ACLU Women's Rights Speech (03/02/2005)
Emily Martin's Keynote delivered to the Annual Feminists at Penn Law School Awards Dinner

ACLU Testimony on TANF (02/24/2005)
WRP recently submitted written testimony on welfare reform reauthorization proposals to Subcomittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Letter to Bureau of Labor and Statistics (02/23/2005)
Comments on Proposed Discontinuation of Current Employment Statistics Women Worker Series