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This Is the Big Trans Rights Case That SCOTUS Could Hear Next Year

Will the justices hear the first major test of trans rights since 2019?

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How Two SCOTUS Justices Represent Different Sides of the Catholic Faith

Catholic Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor casting opposing votes in the fate of abortion rights reflects how faith influences their politics.

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How Abortion Bans Hinder Pregnancy Counseling

Thalia Charles

Pregnancy options counseling include abortion referrals, but state-level bans make it difficult for providers to offer the full spectrum of options.

Honoring those we've lost on trans day of remembrance

What Would It Mean for Trans People to Live the Lives We Deserve?

Ale Pedraza Buenahora

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we want fewer symbolic actions like vigils and thoughts and prayers. We need action leading to real change.

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The Originalist Case for Arming Domestic Abusers

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

In United States v. Rahimi, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have shown they're so desperate to give guns to domestic abusers.

The Alabama Attorney General Has Teed Up Another Constitutional Crisis

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Conservatives were never going to stop with abortion. Alabama is proof.

Hey Justice Alito, How’s Overturning Abortion Rights Working Out for You?

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Another election, another win for abortion rights.

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Few Survivors Have Been Paid as California Sterilization Reparation Program Winds Down

Garnet Henderson

Three times as many applicants for the state's first-of-its kind program have been denied as have been approved.

How Antisemitism Is Linked to Anti-Trans Conspiracy Theories

Mia Brett

At its core, transphobia is a conspiracy theory—and so is antisemitism.

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This Case Could End Teens’ Birth Control Access

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Will Trump Judge Matty K strike again?

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Will a Key Part of the ADA Survive SCOTUS?

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Acheson Hotels v. Laufer has the potential upend the Americans With Disabilities Act—but it probably won't.

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The SCOTUS Countdown on Medication Abortion Is Here

Jessica Mason Pieklo

I’m fully expecting the justices to take up this case.

What the Courts Should Do for Trans People

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

Anti-trans panic has very real consequences for one of the country's most legally vulnerable communities.

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