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Justice
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More AAPI women are becoming federal judges, but barriers remain in the rise to the bench
As the number of Asian Americans grows, so does their political influence, but advocates are continuing to push for increased representation in the pipeline toward judgeship.
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37 years and over 100 arrests: Longtime disability rights icon Anita Cameron is retiring from protests
In the wake of her last protest, The 19th spoke with Cameron about her life and the future of disabled activism.
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‘They came for blood’: Protesters and witnesses win settlement 7 years after violent clash with police
The end of a civil trial in Baton Rouge offered plaintiffs some closure after years of waiting and uncertainty. But the memories of that day still haunt them.
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‘Real change starts at home’: How the new Moms Demand Action leader is working to keep gun safety top of mind for Americans
Angela Ferrell-Zabala steps in to lead one of the nation’s largest gun safety groups at a time when mass shootings dominate headlines. She says it doesn’t have to be this way.
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‘We’re a community’: These groups are working to bail out incarcerated women in time for Mother’s Day
The National Bail Out effort is a collective of local and national Black-led organizations that plan Mama’s Day Bail Out events around the country.
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How a new law allowed E. Jean Carroll to seek justice against Trump years later
Survivors of sexual assault and advocates helped pass the Adult Survivors Act in New York that was instrumental to Carroll’s civil case. They hope more people will file claims under the law, an option that expires in six months.
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Jury finds Donald Trump assaulted, defamed E. Jean Carroll
A nine-member jury returned the verdict after hours of deliberations in a civil trial that began in late April and spanned several weeks.
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For Native women in power in Minnesota, confronting the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is personal
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, said that more attention to the issue was sparked when Native women won election to decision-making roles.
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Woman at center of Emmett Till killing has died
Some people hoped that Carolyn Bryant Donham would be prosecuted. With her death, 'justice was never done.'
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Freaknik united thousands of Black college students, but it posed risks for Black women
Forty years after the first Freaknik, the Atlanta spring break event is still generating buzz thanks to a planned Hulu documentary.