Archive
February 2022
Archive
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She says her school kicked her out for being trans. She wants the rules to change.
Kalie Hargrove has a Title IX complaint against Lincoln Christian University — plus joined a class-action suit challenging a loophole that lets religious schools be exempted from rules that ban discrimination.
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The Violence Against Women Act may finally get renewed — without a proposed gun safety provision
The 1994 law expired three years ago, but renewal stalled in the Senate over a gun safety provision. A bipartisan compromise introduced Wednesday would not close what is known as the ‘boyfriend loophole.’
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More states want to restrict how LGBTQ+ people, issues are discussed in schools
At least seven state legislatures are discussing whether to regulate how textbooks, teachers and school curriculums talk about gender and sexualities.
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More Black women are leading U.S. law schools and changing the conversation on race and gender
A rising cohort of new leaders want to help their institutions better understand the country’s history and how it inextricably shapes the law today.
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Bill to end forced arbitration of #MeToo claims poised to become law
The approval of the forced arbitration ban ensures survivors can get their day in court.
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White House condemns South Dakota over anti-trans sports law
The administration said the legislation is ‘nothing more than bullying.’ It is unclear if officials can or will take legal action.
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Experts say Biden could use executive powers to protect abortion access
The White House vowed last October to pass laws that would maintain abortion protections. But so far, the administration has made little progress.
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Principals are expected to be the 'rock' of schools, but they're stressed out
Women principals — along with principals of color, principals of high-poverty schools and principals of schools with high numbers of students of color — were particularly likely to experience “constant job-related stress,” a study found.
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31 states have laws that allow forced sterilizations, new report shows
A new report from the National Women’s Law Center lays out the laws, some passed as recently as 2019, around an overlooked aspect of reproductive justice.