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May 6, 2025 | News Clip | Priya Pandey

The National Weather Service is once again translating lifesaving alerts. What happened?

By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Excerpt) ‘“What I’m noticing with this administration is a huge trend where certain pressures really work on them when it comes to walking back the things that they’re doing,” said Priya Pandey, a policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social…

April 22, 2025 | News Clip | Olivia Golden

Immigration Policies Harm the Early Childhood Workforce and the Communities They Serve

By Silvia Muñoz and Caitlin McLean  (Excerpt) “According to a statement from the Interim Director at the Center for Law and Social Policy, enforcement of these immigration policies has the potential to destabilize the early childhood workforce, impacting recruitment and retention and reducing the number of early childhood…

January 23, 2025 | News Clip | Priya Pandey

Can ICE make arrests in Maryland schools? Here’s what we know

By Maya Lora (EXCERPT) With the policy change, parents dropping their kids off at day care could also be approached by ICE. Doug Lent with the Maryland Family Network pointed to guidance from The Center for Law and Social Policy that says even though the previous protective…

July 25, 2024 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

Mifepristone: A Tool for Reproductive Freedom

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to keep mifepristone available and accessible means that a crucial way for people, particularly young people, to access reproductive care remains legal and protected. 

July 25, 2024 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

Mifepristona: Una Herramienta Para la Libertad Reproductiva

La reciente decisión de la Corte Suprema de mantener la mifepristona disponible y accesible significa una forma crucial para que las personas, en particular les jóvenes, accedan al cuidado de salud reproductiva y que siga siendo legal y protegida.

February 13, 2024 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

Cash Assistance is a Critical Part of Reproductive Justice 

Rx Kids, an exciting new program in Flint, Michigan for pregnant people and newborns, began enrollment in January 2023. The first city-wide maternal and infant cash prescription program in the nation, it will provide every pregnant Flint resident with a one-time payment of $1,500 followed…

January 24, 2024 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

An Opportunity to Center Equity in New EPA Lead and Copper Pipe Rule  

By Priya Pandey Lead is a potent neurotoxin and is particularly dangerous for the brain development of infants and young children. Health experts agree that any amount of lead exposure is unsafe for human health. Yet more than nine million homes in the United States…

September 12, 2023 | News Clip | Hannah Liu

2 years after Texas’ SB 8, advocates reflect on its impact across the US

A CLASP/National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice fact sheet on abortion bans in immigrant communities was referenced in this article.

September 8, 2023 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

What do we expect to see in the 2022 Census poverty, income, and health insurance data?

On September 12, the Census Bureau will release poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2022. Read more for three trends we anticipate.

June 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

A Year After Dobbs: People with Low Incomes and Communities of Color Disproportionately Harmed 

Inequitable access to abortion has been the reality for many communities of color and low-income communities. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has exacerbated existing systemic barriers to health care. 

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