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  • March 17, 2021
    U.S. House of Representatives bipartisan passes the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • August 26, 2020
    Eileen Simon Elected Chair of Board of Directors; Meena Elliott Re-elected First Vice Chair
  • June 2, 2020
    Standing for Racial Justice
  • April 22, 2020
    Historic Coalition of Women’s and Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief to Stop COVID-19 Order that Intends to Severely Restrict and Criminalize Abortion
  • March 17, 2020
    Letter from the CEO: COVID 19
  • April 25, 2019
    Announcing the New York State Legal Toolkit for Women's Economic Equality!
  • March 29, 2019
    The New York Bar Foundation Awards Legal Momentum $5,000 Foundation Grant
  • March 14, 2019
    Legal Momentum Celebrates Our Exceptional 2019 Women of Achievement Honorees
  • February 7, 2019
    2019 Women of Achievement Recipients Announced to be Honored at the 14th Annual Legal Momentum Women of Achievement Awards
  • January 9, 2019
    Legal Momentum Mourns Bernice Sandler, "Godmother of Title IX"
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