Law Anoa Changa Jun 20, 2024

There Is Nothing Normal About a Corrupt SCOTUS

Anoa Changa Jun 20, 2024

We have two Supreme Court justices seriously violating the code of ethics and a chief justice John Roberts who refuses to enforce them. What can we do to preserve the legitimacy of our nation’s highest court?

A photo from the earl 20th century of women holding pro-union signs, including one that says "On Strike for a decent Wage Raise to need rising Living Costs"

Explain This Lisa Needham Dec 26, 2017

What Will Women Lose If Unions Fail?

Lisa Needham Dec 26, 2017

The fate of unions will be decided by the Supreme Court. If they lose, fair wages, guaranteed health care, and general job safety are at risk for millions of workers.

A photo from a protest advocating for reprodutive rights for women in Texas

20-week ban Robin Marty May 30, 2017

Texas’s New Anti-Abortion Bill Could Be Be the First Step in Killing “Roe”

Robin Marty May 30, 2017

The Lone Star state’s alarming new omnibus bill bans D&E, even in cases of sexual assault. If it's deemed "constitutional" by the conservative Fifth Circuit—then on we go to the Supreme Court.

Abortion Robin Marty Feb 20, 2017

Why Is the Story of the “Jane Roe” So Complicated?

Robin Marty Feb 20, 2017

How to reckon with the legacy of Norma McCorvey, who died on Saturday, the “Roe” in Roe v. Wade—the case that made abortion legal in the U.S.—and an eventual abortion opponent?

2016 Presidential Election DAME Mar 4, 2016

Link Love: The Power of Single Women, Fierce Female Justices, + More

DAME Mar 4, 2016

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Abortion Robin Marty Oct 5, 2015

Is the Supreme Court About to Make Abortion Completely Inaccessible?

Robin Marty Oct 5, 2015

SCOTUS may soon debate the stringent provider requirements opponents have long been fighting for. And the decision could make safely terminating a pregnancy all but impossible.

Abortion Robin Marty May 18, 2015

Could Abortion Opponents’ Latest Tactic Inadvertently Protect Roe?

Robin Marty May 18, 2015

Anti-abortion advocates want to claim viability at 22 weeks—and we should let them. This is why.

abortion clinics Elissa Schappell Jun 26, 2014

SCOTUS Strikes Down Buffer Zones at Abortion Clinics Just When We Need Them Most

Elissa Schappell Jun 26, 2014

The unanimous vote says zones infringe on protesters' First Amendment rights. Since when do those cover intimidation and harassment?

Edith Windsor Tobias Barrington Wolff Feb 19, 2014

Has Scalia Inadvertently Paved the Way for Marriage Equality?

Tobias Barrington Wolff Feb 19, 2014

The Supreme Court Justice has a crafty history of ruling with his dissents. Not so with ‘Windsor v. United States.’ A legal scholar—and Obama’s former LGBT chief adviser—explains.