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Justice
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503: Inside the COVID unit at the world’s largest women’s prison
The Central California Women’s Facility quarantined prisoners with COVID-19 with those who never tested positive for the virus.
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Supreme Court justices set stage to end marriage equality
Justices suggest marriage equality will be on the chopping block as the Senate aims to confirm Amy Coney Barrett.
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A more conservative Supreme Court could bring drastic changes for LGBTQ+ Americans
Across the nation, queer people are debating fast-tracking major life changes, expecting that rights they now have could be stripped away.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memorial marks a moment in history for women
Generations of women paid tribute to the justice, who was the first woman to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol.
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As Trump moves to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court, here are some of his shortlisted picks
Amy Coney Barrett, Barbara Lagoa, Joan Larsen, Allison Jones Rushing and Kate Comerford Todd have been on a list released by the White House.
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A grand jury indicts one officer involved in the Breonna Taylor case
The announcement comes after a $12 million settlement for the family and months of Black Lives Matter protests.
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Ginsburg’s death galvanizes liberal women across U.S. voting in key Senate races
“It’s going to bring people out of the woodwork,” said one Maine statehouse candidate as women opened their wallets.
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Trump says his Supreme Court court pick will be a woman
The president made the commitment one day after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, leaving a vacancy on the court.
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‘An extraordinary force in the law:’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy on gender equity
Lawyers, scholars, and Lilly Ledbetter describe the impact the Supreme Court justice had on their lives and the law.
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A whistleblower complaint alleging ‘high rate’ of hysterectomies in ICE detention centers parallels grim U.S. history
The allegations call to mind a history of sterilization laws in the United States dating back to the early 1900s that usually targeted the poor, disabled and women of color.