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Justice
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Supreme Court declines to hear case to overturn marriage equality
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges was again rejected by the justices.
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Supreme Court blocks transgender people from updating passports
The decision barring transgender people from changing their gender markers will cause "irreparable harm," advocates say.
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Deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey found guilty of second-degree murder
Massey was killed in the kitchen of her Illinois home in July of 2024.
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Immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking sue over ICE policies
Immigrants with pending applications for visas created to protect victims of crime argue that new Trump administration policies are illegally stripping away deportation protections.
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Why hasn't Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva been sworn in yet? Democrats cry foul over delays.
Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit to get the state's newest representative seated as Democrats continue to point to an effort to release the Epstein files as a reason for the delay.
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From Letitia James to James Comey, Trump is treating the DOJ like an instrument of revenge
The New York AG and former FBI director are two of the most high-profile targets, but the president’s playbook in seeking retribution has been used on many others in the past — including other Black women in positions of power.
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The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway?
In the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, the Supreme Court is about to hear a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.
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'We heard you': Judge addresses victims after handing Sean 'Diddy' Combs a 4-year sentence
Prosecutors sought an 11-year sentence for Combs to “reflect the substantial psychological, emotional and physical damage he has inflicted.”
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Shooting his partner, then himself: How firearm access fuels domestic violence tragedies
States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide, according to a report shared exclusively with The 19th.
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Trump says ending cash bail endangers women. Advocates say it protects them.
Recent reforms now require safety risk assessments when considering pretrial release from jail. These can benefit women on multiple levels, from those accused of crimes to survivors of gender-based violence.