December 20, 2024 President Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA), one of the oldest women’s bar associations in the country, believes the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) should be a fundamental constitutional principle—that women are people [...]
In February 2023, the American Bar Association (“ABA”) passed Resolution 400, calling on the Supreme Court of the United States to develop its own binding code of conduct similar to the Judicial Conference of the United States Code of Conduct. In November 2023, as a result of the public outcry concerning reports of alleged misconduct, [...]
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis in which the Court permits a business, though open to the public, to turn away a class of customers it would rather not serve. Now, for the first time in U.S. history, the [...]
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBADC) is extremely disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al.[1] cases, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent allowing colleges [...]
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) is a champion of tolerance, diversity, and respect for all. We support all individuals in how they choose to live their lives and in how they live their truths. The WBA supports all people regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity, including all [...]
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) vehemently disagrees with the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk (N. District Texas) on April 7, 2023 in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA (Alliance) which granted a preliminary injunction against the use and dissemination of mifepristone, one of the two [...]
Women Lawyers On Guard Inc., National Association of Women Lawyers, and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia submitted an amicus brief on behalf of women’s legal organizations in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[1] Our brief challenged Mississippi’s unconstitutional 15-week ban on abortion as a violation [...]
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (“WBA”) is proud of its long history of promoting the advancement of women lawyers. Since 1917, the WBA has fought for equality and, in accordance with its mission, it has specifically fought to protect the interests of women lawyers and to promote their mutual improvement. Because [...]
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia condemns Texas Senate Bill 8 (“TX SB8”) as the latest assault on women’s reproductive health. This Texas law makes abortion unavailable six weeks following a woman’s last menstrual period, making it insensitive to basic biology and women’s reproductive health. It deputizes private citizens to file private [...]
The WBA consistently endeavors to use its voice in clear and steadfast support of its mission to maintain the honor and integrity of the profession of the law and promote the administration of justice. Our mission requires us to demand tolerance and inclusion and to speak out against hate and bias in this country in [...]
