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Justice
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These mothers fought for their sons killed by police. Now they’re fighting for the country.
The Mothers Against Police Brutality are bringing their individual experiences of tragedy together to empower police reform.
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Justice Department to pay $5 million to family of Ashli Babbitt
Babbitt was fatally shot by police during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
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The uncommon influence of guardians ad litem
They are appointed to represent the interests of children in custody battles. Experts say their presence often results in mothers losing their kids to their abusers.
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Federal grants to assist domestic violence survivors are back — with more strings attached
Revised funding opportunities from the Office on Violence Against Women ban any activities characterizing domestic violence as a social justice issue.
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LGBTQ+ legal groups ask judge to block trans military ban
The ask came hours after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration’s executive order barring trans people from the military to go into effect.
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Advocates for immigrant victims of domestic violence condemn White House ‘political theater’
The way the White House aired an accusation of domestic violence in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has sent his wife and her children into hiding, and could discourage victims from seeking help, they say.
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Texas CPS took a newborn for three weeks. Now the family is suing.
The legal complaint, filed Tuesday by the Jackson family alongside the ACLU, focuses on how the family was treated after their baby, Mila, was returned from foster care.
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‘We have to feel safe’: Women judges advocate for their safety as threats against them rise
In the last decade, serious threats against judges have more than doubled. President Donald Trump’s new administration has put a national spotlight on the issue.
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DHS shuts ‘open door’ for women and queer immigrants to report abuse, advocates say
Offices that helped survivors of violence and discrimination from inside the immigration system have been gutted by the Trump administration.
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‘Unabashedly demeaning’: Trump's trans military ban blocked by federal judge
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes held that the ban likely violates service members’ constitutional rights and is “soaked in animus.”