By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW – NASW Senior Policy Adviser Recent revelations of possible ethical violations by U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Clarence Thomas ― as well as Justice Samuel Alito ― have led to calls for broad ethical and standards reforms for the court....
The intersection of SCOTUS actions and the social welfare of marginalized Americans is unmistakable.
A coalition of states led by California and the U.S. House of Representatives have stepped in to defend the ACA, as the Trump Administration has declined to do.
NASW recently turned off comments on Instagram after receiving several inflammatory and inaccurate comments from some followers.
The U.S. Supreme Court made an historic decision that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender workers. NASW wholeheartedly supports this decision and was involved in the case.
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed every aspect of our lives over just a few weeks. The ethical dilemmas that have emerged would have been considered fodder for a disaster movie plot not too long ago, yet today these dilemmas are reality.
The amicus brief urges the Court to reject these attempts to expand the ministerial exception and instead, rule in a manner that allows teachers and other employees at religious schools to retain their critical workplace civil rights protections.
The court ruled in favor of transgender students’ rights to be safe in schools.