Civil Rights & Social Justice
Republicans used their majority to cut short debate and give preliminary approval early Monday to some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country as time was running out on the Texas Legislature's special session.
"This is radical. This is horrifying. This is extremely scary," said one public defender.
Mississippians on Medicaid lose coverage a mere 60 days after childbirth. “When women don’t have that coverage, what happens is they die,” says one expert.
Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage, and Lawrence v. Texas legalized same-sex relations.
The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, "is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through."
February 18, 2022 - 10:25am
Critics have accused South Dakota's Kristi Noem—who's expected to run for president—of "playing games with vulnerable children."
A 14-year-old Kansas student was punished by her school in January for saying she was a lesbian.
The comment was one of a number of offensive remarks Republican official Mark Robinson made at his state party convention.
February 24, 2021 - 2:41pm
The move comes as part of a broader measure featuring what the ACLU called "important changes to policing and our criminal justice system."
January 15, 2021 - 9:41am
The administration unveiled a discriminatory new rule change amid fallout from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
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