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Justice
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Progressive groups criticize DOJ for defending Trump defamation case related to sexual assault allegation
A letter to Biden cites Merrick Garland decision to continue representing former president in defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.
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Study finds evidence of sex trafficking in trade schools
Researchers identified at least 18 schools across five states that state certification boards suspected of forcing their students into the sex industry.
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How conservative legal arguments paved the way for transgender rights
Even as Republican-controlled statehouses endanger trans rights, a different line of conservative thinking is bolstering them in the courts.
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'There is rarely, if ever, justice': Advocates and survivors seethe after Cosby is freed
The decision to release one of the first men convicted in the #MeToo era angered sexual assault survivors and served as a warning lesson for prosecutors.
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5 pads for 2 cellmates: Period inequity remains a problem in prisons
Many prisons charge for menstrual products. And access is limited even in facilities where pads and tampons are free.
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Britney Spears lost her reproductive freedom. Tragically, her case is not unique.
From the founding of this nation through the modern day, women and members of marginalized communities have faced forced sterilization and other reproductive coercion.
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Six decades after Freedom Rides, activist says work isn't done
Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks fought for equal rights alongside John Lewis and Diane Nash. That fight continues today, she says.
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Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson, a likely contender for the Supreme Court
Jackson was named by President Joe Biden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a position regarded as a stepping stone to some of the highest legal positions in the government.
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Minnesota offers conditional release so that incarcerated mothers can be with their newborns
In a country that typically separates incarcerated people from their newborns, the eight states with prison nurseries seemed groundbreaking. Minnesota introduced an entirely new solution.
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How women in Maryland are trying to stop gun violence
They are lawmakers, community organizers and relatives of victims. And they’re a microcosm of the gun violence prevention efforts playing out in statehouses across the nation — amid congressional gridlock and daily shootings.