Four Black women became classmates, roommates and lifelong sisters. One of them is now a historic nominee for the Supreme Court.
Analysis | Errin Haines spoke to longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson as she is poised to break a new barrier.
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History made: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court
If confirmed, Jackson, 51, would also be the first former federal public defender on the high court. She has previously been confirmed to posts by the Senate three times.
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Jessica Cisneros takes on the last anti-abortion U.S. House Democrat
The 28-year-old lawyer came close to defeating nine-term incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas in 2020. This year, Cisneros said she ‘owed it to the folks here to try it one more time.’
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Arizona’s anti-trans bills meet resistance among Republicans
Still, hesitation on some fronts may do little to stop the state’s remaining proposed anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
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From the mighty to the mundane, a visual timeline of Black life in America
Much of the focus during Black History Month is on civil rights pioneers, advocates, politicians and entertainers. But as those folks spoke to crowds and navigated halls of power, millions of Black people lived their lives and made their own history.
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Majority of abortions in 2020 were via medication, new data analysis shows
The Food and Drug Administration has moved to make the method more available even as states pass laws to restrict access.
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How Melissa Lucio went from abuse survivor to death row
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent.
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Ken Paxton dined with the family of a trans kid. They now feel under attack.
Amber Briggle wants to know why her state’s attorney general issued a directive that states gender-affirming care is child abuse after Paxton visited her family for hours in 2016.
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In Mississippi, another push to ease restrictions on divorce
The change would make things easier for someone trying to end a marriage against their partner’s wishes in Mississippi.
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The 19th Explains: 15-week abortion bans may become law in three states. What does that mean?
Florida's legislature has passed one such ban, and similar bills are moving in two other states. They offer one roadmap for the future of abortion policy.