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Four Black women became classmates, roommates and lifelong sisters. One of them is now a historic nominee for the Supreme Court.
Analysis | Errin Haines spoke to longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson as she is poised to break a new barrier.
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History made: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court
If confirmed, Jackson, 51, would also be the first former federal public defender on the high court. She has previously been confirmed to posts by the Senate three times.
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How Melissa Lucio went from abuse survivor to death row
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent.
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Meet J. Michelle Childs, South Carolina judge and possible Supreme Court contender
Childs, who has strong backing from her state’s lawmakers, is a graduate of public universities and worked in both government and private practice before joining the bench.
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How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s pursuit of success as a lawyer and parent got her a Supreme Court nomination
In a 2017 speech to law students, the Supreme Court nominee talked about the difficulties of working at a big law firm — and how a confirmation hearing led her to knitting.
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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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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.
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Stalking survivors, mostly women, often ‘suffer in silence.’ We still don’t know how to stop it.
Nearly 1 in 3 women and about 1 in 6 men are stalked at some point during their lifetimes. Experts are worried that the outlook for survivors has still not improved.
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The 19th Explains: Biden has made his Supreme Court nomination. What’s next?
President Joe Biden made good on a campaign promise to name a Black woman to the highest court with the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Biden administration releases new transgender federal prison policy
Biden’s policy will require federal prison staff to use a transgender person’s lived name and pronouns in an effort to combat widespread abuse behind bars.