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Ashley Dickerson Diversity Award](https://www.nawl.org/m-ashley-dickerson-diversity-award): Dickerson Award ## Blog Posts - [NAWL Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Sex Discrimination in U.S. Supreme Court Filing](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-amicus-brief-opposing-sex-discrimination-in-u-s-supreme-court-filing) - [NAWL Joins Women Lawyers' Joint Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-women-lawyers-joint-statement-on-the-fourth-anniversary-of-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization): NAWL Joins Women Lawyers' Statement on Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs - [NAWL Joins Amicus Brief in D.C. Circuit to Defend the Rule of Law](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-amicus-brief-in-d-c-circuit-to-defend-the-rule-of-law): NAWL Joins Amicus Brief in D.C. Circuit to Defend the Rule of Law - [NAWL Responds to the Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-responds-to-the-supreme-court-decision-in-louisiana-v-callais): Response to Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais - [NAWL Joins 4th Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of LGBTQ+ Equality](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-4th-circuit-amicus-brief-in-support-of-lgbtq--equality): NAWL Supports LGBTQ+ Equality in 4th Circuit Amicus Brief - [NAWL Joins 8th Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Transgender Athletes' Rights](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-8th-circuit-amicus-brief-in-support-of-transgender-athletes-rights): NAWL Supports Transgender Athletes in 8th Circuit Amicus Brief - [NAWL Supports LGBTQ+ Equality in Montana Supreme Court Filing](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-supports-lgbtq--equality-in-montana-court-filing) - [NAWL Joins 7th Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Transgender Students' Rights](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-7th-circuit-amicus-brief-in-support-of-transgender-students-rights): NAWL Joins 7th Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Trans Rights - [NAWL Responds to the Supreme Court Decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-responds-to-the-supreme-court-decision-in-medina-v-planned-parenthood-south-atlantic) - [NAWL Responds to the Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-responds-to-the-decision-in-u-s-v-skrmetti) - [NAWL Joins Bar Associations' Amicus Brief in Support of Susman Godfrey LLP](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-bar-associations-amicus-brief-in-support-of-susman-godfrey-llp): NAWL Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Susman Godfrey - [NAWL Joins New York State Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Survivor Justice](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-new-york-state-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-support-of-survivor-justice): NAWL Joins NY Supreme Court Brief in Support of Survivor Justice - [NAWL Joins U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Reproductive Justice](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-u-s-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-support-of-reproductive-justice): NAWL Joins SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Support of Reproductive Justice - [NAWL Joins 1st Circuit Amicus Brief Against Educational Censorship](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-1st-circuit-amicus-brief-against-educational-censorship): NAWL Joins 1st Circuit Amicus Brief Against Censorship - [NAWL Joins Publication Request for Opinion in Support of Phoebe Bridgers](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-california-courts-of-appeal-amicus-brief-in-support-of-phoebe-bridgers): NAWL Joins Publication Request for Opinion in Support of Bridgers - [NAWL Joins Bar Organizations' Statement in Support of the Rule of Law](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-statement-from-bar-organizations-in-support-of-the-rule-of-law) - [NAWL Responds to President Biden’s Recognition of the ERA](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-responds-to-president-bidens-comments-in-support-of-the-era) - [NAWL Joins Second Letter to President Biden to Take Action on ERA](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-second-letter-to-president-biden-to-take-action-on-era) - [NAWL Joins Letter to President Biden to Certify the ERA Now](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-letter-to-president-biden-to-certify-the-era-now) - [NAWL Joins Bar Association Presidents' Call on Leaders to Double Down on DEI](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-bar-association-presidents-call-on-leaders-to-double-down-on-dei): NAWL Joins Bar Presidents' Call on Leaders to Double Down on DEI - [NAWL Joins 2nd Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Survivor Justice](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-2nd-circuit-amicus-brief-in-support-of-survivor-justice) - [NAWL Joins 4th Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Student Sexual Assault Survivor](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-4th-circuit-amicus-brief-in-support-of-student-sexual-assault-survivor) - [NAWL Joins CA Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Boermeester v. Carry](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-ca-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-boermeester-v-carry) - [NAWL Supports U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Fight for Equal Pay](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-supports-u-s-women-s-soccer-team-s-fight-for-equal-pay) - [NAWL Joins NWLC 11th Circuit Amicus Brief Defending Trans Rights](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-nwlc-11th-circuit-amicus-brief-defending-trans-rights) - [NAWL Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Race-Based Discipline and Harassment: K.R. v. Duluth Public Schools Academy](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-amicus-brief-challenging-race-based-discipline-and-harassment-k-r-v-duluth-public-schools-academy) - [NWLC Amicus in Adams v. School Board of St. John's County (11th Cir En Banc)](https://www.nawl.org/nwlc-amicus-in-adams-v-school-board-of-st-john-s-county-11th-cir-en-banc) - [NAWL Joins FVAP in Lee v. Tan Supporting Survivors](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-fvap-in-lee-v-tan-supporting-survivors) - [NAWL joins NWLC Amicus in Ohio State University (6th Cir.)](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-in-ohio-state-university-6th-cir) - [NAWL Joins Women’s Movement Amicus Brief in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment with 52 Women’s and Social Justice Groups](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-womens-movement-amicus-brief-in-support-of-the-equal-rights-amendment-with-52-womens-and-social-justice-groups) - [NAWL Joins FVAP in Survivor Justice Amicus Brief](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-fvap-in-survivor-justice-amicus-brief) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Amicus Brief in Sabatini v. Knouse](https://www.nawl.org/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-brief-in-sabatini-v-knouse) - [NAWL finds Judge Roberts, Jr. "Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-judge-john-g-roberts-jr-qualified) - [NAWL find Judge Alito "Not Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-find-judge-samuel-a-alito-not-qualified) - [NAWL finds Judge Sotomayor "Highly Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-judge-sonia-sotomayor-highly-qualified) - [NAWL finds Solicitor General Kagan to be "Well Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-solicitor-general-elena-kagan-to-be-well-qualified) - [NAWL finds Judge Gorsuch to be "Not Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-judge-neil-m-gorsuch-to-be-not-qualified) - [NAWL finds Judge Kavanaugh to be "Not Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-judge-kavanaugh-to-be-not-qualified) - [NAWL finds Judge Barrett to be "Not Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-judge-barrett-to-be-not-qualified) - [NAWL finds Judge Jackson to be "Well Qualified"](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-finds-judge-jackson-to-be-well-qualified) - [NAWL Joined Challenge to "Skirts-Required" Dress Code Policy - Peltier et al v. Charter Day School, Inc. et al.](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joined-challenge-to-skirts-required-dress-code-policy-peltier-et-al-v-charter-day-school-inc-et-al) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Amicus Brief in 5th Circuit Opposing Discriminatory Sex-Based Scheduling Policy](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-brief-in-5th-circuit-opposing-discriminatory-sex-based-scheduling-policy) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Amicus Brief re Race-Based Discrimination](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-brief-re-race-based-discrimination) - [NAWL Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Dobbs](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-files-scotus-amicus-brief-in-dobbs) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Amicus Brief in Support of Survivor](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-brief-in-support-of-survivor) - [NAWL Joins Amicus Brief to Force Recognition of ERA](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-amicus-brief-to-force-recognition-of-era) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Amicus About Sports, Equity, and Math](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-about-sports-equity-and-math) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Survivors' Rights Amicus Brief](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-survivors-rights-amicus-brief) - [NAWL Joins Amicus Brief Against Sex Discrimination](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-amicus-brief-against-sex-discrimination) - [NAWL Joins FVAP Amicus Against Mutual Restraining Order](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-fvap-amicus-against-mutual-restraining-order) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Amicus Brief on Ministerial Exception](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-amicus-brief-on-ministerial-exception) - [NAWL Joins NWLC SCOTUS Amicus Brief in 303 Creative](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-scotus-amicus-brief-in-303-creative) - [NAWL Joins FVAP in Request for Publication re: DVRO](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-fvap-in-request-for-publication) - [NAWL Joins Diversity Bars' Amicus Brief](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-diversity-bars-amicus-brief) - [NAWL Joins NWLC Equal Pay Amicus Brief](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-nwlc-equal-pay-amicus-brief) - [NAWL Joins FVAP Amicus in Support of Domestic Violence Survivor](https://www.nawl.org/blog/nawl-joins-fvap-amicus-to-the-california-fourth-district-court-of-appeal-in-support-of-the-case-of-gonzalez-v-gonzalez) - [NAWL Joins NWLC SCOTUS Amicus Brief in SFFA v. Harvard/UNC](https://www.nawl.org/blog/scotus-brief-sffa-harvard-unc)