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Justice
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A grand jury indicts one officer involved in the Breonna Taylor case
The announcement comes after a $12 million settlement for the family and months of Black Lives Matter protests.
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Ginsburg’s death galvanizes liberal women across U.S. voting in key Senate races
“It’s going to bring people out of the woodwork,” said one Maine statehouse candidate as women opened their wallets.
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Trump says his Supreme Court court pick will be a woman
The president made the commitment one day after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, leaving a vacancy on the court.
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‘An extraordinary force in the law:’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy on gender equity
Lawyers, scholars, and Lilly Ledbetter describe the impact the Supreme Court justice had on their lives and the law.
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A whistleblower complaint alleging ‘high rate’ of hysterectomies in ICE detention centers parallels grim U.S. history
The allegations call to mind a history of sterilization laws in the United States dating back to the early 1900s that usually targeted the poor, disabled and women of color.
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The $12 million Breonna Taylor settlement sparks reform, echoes #SayHerName cases
Attorneys hope this outcome will set a precedent, as they campaign for officers to be arrested.
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The 2020 March on Washington introduces young students to a new civil rights movement
Brigette Brantley, a teacher from the Bronx, took kids and parents to D.C. to watch history unfold.
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On suffrage centennial, Black women are fighting a modern day ‘poll tax’
Two Florida women are suing for the right to vote in the only felony disenfranchisement suit alleging a violation of the 19th Amendment.
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With Cori Bush, Black Lives Matter could go to Congress
Bush’s primary win in Missouri’s 1st District means the movement could be elevated into federal halls.
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Replanting roots in a Southern food desert
Farmers, activists and city planners nationwide are pivoting in light of the pandemic’s impact on food access. In Mississippi, that also means restoring a fraught connection with land.