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A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital
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A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital

Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedOctober 5, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
The Crushing ‘Double-Whammy’ of Surviving Assault Only to Face Student Loans
PoliticsJustice

The Crushing ‘Double-Whammy’ of Surviving Assault Only to Face Student Loans

A new bill aims to give campus survivors a 3-year grace period to help them try to heal before the debt piles up.

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedOctober 2, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
The Supreme Court Could Hear Not One, But Two, Abortion Cases This Term
PoliticsJustice

The Supreme Court Could Hear Not One, But Two, Abortion Cases This Term

The nine unelected Justices are back in action. Here's what fresh hell awaits us.

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedOctober 2, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
Man Bringing Gun Rights Case to SCOTUS Shot at a Woman Multiple Times, Per Police
PoliticsJustice

Man Bringing Gun Rights Case to SCOTUS Shot at a Woman Multiple Times, Per Police

Zackey Rahimi already has a record of violence against women. The Supreme Court will soon rule on his and other…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
Alabama Supreme Court Rips State Map That Gerrymandered Black Votes in Scathing Ruling
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Alabama Supreme Court Rips State Map That Gerrymandered Black Votes in Scathing Ruling

The Republican-led state “did not even nurture the ambition” to fix the original map, which screwed over Black…

By
Caitlin Cruz
PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
Texas Woman Called Judge in Trump Case a 'Slave,' Threatened to Kill Her
PoliticsJustice

Texas Woman Called Judge in Trump Case a 'Slave,' Threatened to Kill Her

The Trump supporter, whose father says she's an alcoholic, left a threatening, racist voicemail for Tanya Chutkan,…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Comments (58)
PoliticsJustice
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules That Catholic Schools Can Fire Teachers for Premarital Sex
PoliticsJustice

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules That Catholic Schools Can Fire Teachers for Premarital Sex

An unmarried and pregnant 2nd grade art teacher sued her school for discrimination after she was fired for having…

By
Audra Heinrichs
PublishedAugust 16, 2023
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Family of 13-Year-Old Mississippi Mother Is Moving to Be Further From Her Rapist
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Family of 13-Year-Old Mississippi Mother Is Moving to Be Further From Her Rapist

The teen, referred to as Ashley (a pseudonym), became pregnant from the rape and was unable to get an abortion due…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedAugust 16, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
A California Judge Shot His Wife Dead at Close Range in Front of Their Son
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A California Judge Shot His Wife Dead at Close Range in Front of Their Son

“I just shot my wife," Judge Jeffrey Ferguson texted the court clerk minutes after the shooting. "I won’t be in…

By
Audra Heinrichs
UpdatedAugust 15, 2023
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Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
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Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

“Mr. Peterson’s alcohol-use disorder, although not amounting to a defense, reduced his culpability," his attorney…

By
Audra Heinrichs
PublishedAugust 7, 2023
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San Francisco’s Catholic Archdiocese Says It’s Going Bankrupt Due to Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
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San Francisco’s Catholic Archdiocese Says It’s Going Bankrupt Due to Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Survivors' rights advocates say the Archbishop's recent statement that they’re “very likely” to file for bankruptcy…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedAugust 7, 2023
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Woman Sues Detroit for Arresting Her Based on Wrong Facial Recognition Match
PoliticsJustice

Woman Sues Detroit for Arresting Her Based on Wrong Facial Recognition Match

Prosecutors still say that "facts" supported the case against Porcha Woodruff—who was eight months pregnant when…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedAugust 7, 2023
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PoliticsJustice
Leah Remini's Lawsuit Against Scientology Says It's a 'High Crime' to Criticize Tom Cruise
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Leah Remini's Lawsuit Against Scientology Says It's a 'High Crime' to Criticize Tom Cruise

In a 60-page filing, the actress claims she was “stalked, surveilled, harassed, threatened, intimidated” for…

By
Audra Heinrichs
PublishedAugust 3, 2023
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Trump Just Got Assigned the Worst Possible Judge for Him
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Trump Just Got Assigned the Worst Possible Judge for Him

Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, has thrown the book at January 6 rioters, been critical of Trump himself,…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedAugust 2, 2023
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Judge Clarifies That By Most Definitions—Besides the Legal One—Trump Raped E. Jean Carroll
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Judge Clarifies That By Most Definitions—Besides the Legal One—Trump Raped E. Jean Carroll

Trump "deliberately and forcibly penetrated Ms. Carroll’s vagina with his fingers," Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote,…

By
Caitlin Cruz
PublishedJuly 19, 2023
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Wesleyan Ends Legacy Admissions in Response to Supreme Court Killing Affirmative Action
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Wesleyan Ends Legacy Admissions in Response to Supreme Court Killing Affirmative Action

The move brilliantly highlights how wealthy white people have historically gotten a leg up in college admissions.

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedJuly 19, 2023
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Is This All You've Got on Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
PoliticsJustice

Is This All You've Got on Justice Sonia Sotomayor?

Yes, the Supreme Court needs a code of ethics. No, Sotomayor's "scandal" is nowhere near the grift of Clarence…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedJuly 13, 2023
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LA Sheriff’s Office Releases Video of Deputy Punching Black Woman While She Holds Her Baby
PoliticsJustice

LA Sheriff’s Office Releases Video of Deputy Punching Black Woman While She Holds Her Baby

The woman was in a car that got pulled over in 2022. She told officers, who said they smelled alcohol, "You’ll have…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedJuly 13, 2023
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Judge Uses Supreme Court’s Gay Wedding Website Ruling for Her Own Anti-LGBTQ Lawsuit
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Judge Uses Supreme Court’s Gay Wedding Website Ruling for Her Own Anti-LGBTQ Lawsuit

Dianne Hensley of Texas is seeking to expand the Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis so she doesn't…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedJuly 13, 2023
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Mother Charged With Murder After Home Birth in California Is 'Harbinger' of Post-<i>Roe</i> Reality
PoliticsJustice

Mother Charged With Murder After Home Birth in California Is 'Harbinger' of Post-Roe Reality

Kelsey Carpenter lost her newborn after going into early labor in what a medical examiner characterized as a…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedJuly 13, 2023
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