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Justice
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The 19th Explains: The groundwork for a Supreme Court case on gender-affirming care is being laid now
The legal battle around transgender rights has shifted dramatically. Here's why — and what could come next.
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Incarcerated people endure sweltering heat and freezing cold inside ill-equipped facilities
Temperature extremes heighten preexisting physical and mental conditions, especially for incarcerated women.
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The 19th Explains: The Supreme Court case that could gut the Americans with Disabilities Act
The court will examine whether a disabled advocate can sue hotels without being a guest. Advocates say independent civil rights testers are vital to ADA enforcement.
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The school safety exercises that Sandy Hook parents know make a difference
"Naming and shaming" legislators doesn't work when it comes to gun violence prevention, a Sandy Hook parent group claims. But this does.
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Teenagers’ detention at Angola prison has brought new attention to Louisiana’s fractured juvenile system
An ongoing legal fight to move youth out of the state’s most notorious adult prison highlights a system plagued by budget cuts, staffing shortages and abuse for years.
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Marriage could mean losing life-saving benefits for people with disabilities. So they’re protesting.
Disability advocates are staging a mass commitment ceremony on the National Mall in an effort to raise awareness about marriage penalties.
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Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states
Public criticism about kit backlogs has spurred a push for more transparency.
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Politicians' efforts to undermine courts often target the Black women challenging their political agenda
The treatment of Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and North Carolina Justice Anita Earls highlight a power struggle over state and district courts.
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Vassar College pays its women professors less than men in similar roles, new lawsuit alleges
A class-action lawsuit against the formerly all-women’s college states that officials refused to close a gender pay equity gap that dates back at least 20 years.
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California promised reparations to survivors of forced sterilization. Few people have gotten them.
The state has only approved compensation to 101 people, though hundreds more are believed to be eligible. The deadline to apply comes this December.