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Mar 17, 2022

Texas’ Bounty Hunter Abortion Ban is a Dire Warning of What Lays Ahead for Our Reproductive Rights

What is happening in Texas is not an anomaly, but a harbinger of what may come across the United States.
What is happening in Texas is not an anomaly, but a harbinger of what may come across the United States.
A protest sign reading “More Access. More Providers. Fewer Politicians.”
A protest sign reading “More Access. More Providers. Fewer Politicians.”
Mar 17, 2022

How Women’s Rights Paved the Way for Gender Justice at the ACLU

Many recent legal battles for the rights of trans and non-binary people are rooted in the same cases that pioneered women’s rights decades ago.
Many recent legal battles for the rights of trans and non-binary people are rooted in the same cases that pioneered women’s rights decades ago.
A protest sign that reads, "I'm With Her"
A protest sign that reads, "I'm With Her"
Mar 15, 2022

Calling 911 Shouldn’t Lead to an Eviction

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help ensure that people who report emergencies don’t get evicted as a result.
The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help ensure that people who report emergencies don’t get evicted as a result.
A stock photo of an eviction noticed, placed in an open door.
A stock photo of an eviction noticed, placed in an open door.
Mar 14, 2022

Three Artists Explain and Visualize What Black Joy Means to Them

These stunning interpretations of Black joy show what’s possible in an inclusive and equitable world.
These stunning interpretations of Black joy show what’s possible in an inclusive and equitable world.
A combination of illustrations depicting Black joy.
A combination of illustrations depicting Black joy.
Mar 11, 2022

The War on Drugs Failed — Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions

We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives.
We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives.
A photo of prison bars.
A photo of prison bars.
Mar 10, 2022

Before Ketanji Brown Jackson Came Pauli Murray’s Letter to Nixon

Murray knew that one does not “apply” to be a justice of the Supreme Court. That was an unspoken rule, alongside another implicit requirement: being a white man.
Murray knew that one does not “apply” to be a justice of the Supreme Court. That was an unspoken rule, alongside another implicit requirement: being a white man.
A photograph of Dr. Pauli Murray.
A photograph of Dr. Pauli Murray.