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The Forgotten Story of How Voting Rights Drive Abortion Access
The fight for fundamental rights cannot be siloed. Black organizers understood that in 2011 but were ignored—this time, we must listen to them.
Texas Doesn’t Want Attorneys Asking Too Many Questions About Its BS Law
A Dallas attorney is suing Texas Right to Life to stop it from filing future lawsuits against her. It's an unusual move, but SB 8 is an unusual law.
In Texas, Abortion Snitches Don’t Get Stitches—They Get $10,000
Through SB 8, Texas has deputized anyone to be an Abortion Enforcer. And the chilling effect is real.
Justice Stephen Breyer, for the Love of God, Please Retire
The more Justice Stephen Breyer lingers around on the Supreme Court, the more goodwill he'll burn. Why not go out on a high note?
How the Plan to End ‘Roe v. Wade’ Was Hatched in Mississippi
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health is based on a plan set in motion years ago by a Christian legal advocacy group that has ties to Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
As the Country Burns, Mitch McConnell Is Rushing to Confirm More Trump Judges
McConnell is marching onward in his quest to fill the federal judiciary with judges who will stymy progressive legislation and green light conservative policy for a generation.
Boom! Lawyered: ‘Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins’ Edition
The Supreme Court decided this week to consider whether it will permit workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people. In doing so, the justices will have to wrestle with Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, the landmark 1989 case about gender stereotyping in the workplace.
Boom! Lawyered: Immigrants’ Constitutional Rights Edition
The due process and equal protection clauses in the Fifth and 14th Amendments apply to "persons." Not "citizens." Not "Americans." Not "people we like."
Boom! Lawyered: A Conversation With Abortion Rights Litigator Lorie Chaiten
In which Angry Black Lady and the longtime ACLU lawyer talk about what the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten so, so wrong and so, so right.
Boom! Lawyered: Presidential Immunity Edition
Can Donald Trump be sued while he’s the president of the United States?
The Supreme Court Sneak Attack on Abortion Access in Kentucky
The Supreme Court will weigh in on a relatively wonky issue, but abortion advocates say the stakes are still incredibly high for the people in Kentucky.