By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother and Woodside Township, IL resident, called 911 on July 6 to report a home invasion. When the police arrived, Sonya remained calm and in control. Even when the law officers suddenly changed...
Her death underscores need for major policing reforms
For millions of Americans, especially people of color who are women, transgender or non-binary, reversing Roe v. Wade will be a life-altering decree.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) continues to advocate for student loan debt-relief for social workers and to improve existing debt-relief programs such as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Unfortunately, programs such as PSLF have...
Here is a list of reproductive rights legal cases handled by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) NASW Legal Defense Fund. McRae v. Mathews (U.S. Dist. Ct, E.D.N.Y., 421 F. Supp. 533 (E.D.N.Y. 1976)) Case Desc.: Challenge to Federal Appropriation Act that...
The court agreed with us and recognized for the first time that “the Fifth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause secures a federal judiciary employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment in the workplace.”
NASW and the American Psychological Association filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the death penalty case of Melissa Lucio, scheduled to be executed in Texas as a result of a false confession.
The case was filed in the New York Court of Appeals in support of singer and songwriter Kesha who was sued for defamation by her former producer, Dr. Luke, who sexually abused her in 2005 when she was 18 years old.