While the latest Supreme Court case focuses on concealed-carry permits, advocacy groups on both sides have used women's safety as a reason to bolster their arguments.
The well-connected British socialite is accused of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein in his sexual abuse of minors.
Kanautica Zayre-Brown’s case in North Carolina highlights the tensions between LGBTQ+ advocates and the Biden administration as trans people behind bars are being denied what experts agree is medically necessary care.
A government report warned of gaps in law enforcement coordination and the tracking of cases for a vulnerable population.
The gesture was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation in April 2020 as the pandemic left many isolated in their homes.
Michigan’s solicitor general was the first Arab-American Muslim woman to make an oral argument before the justices
The Vermont judge helped lay the groundwork for marriage equality in 1999 when she argued for legal protections for same-sex couples.
Elizabeth Prelogar clerked for now-Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who was the first woman solicitor general. Her confirmation comes days before oral arguments on a Texas abortion ban.
Experts say more research is needed to understand how factors like gender-based violence and cultural expectations about femininity may affect incarceration trends for women.
Though officials have begun allocating more resources for search and awareness, public perception and popular narratives still leave many women invisible.