Alito’s opinion completely elides the significance of the 14th Amendment, which was explicitly designed to address the particular horrors of slavery, including the right of individuals to determine whether, with whom, and when to form a family.
The Brazilian case shows what happens when reproductive rights are treated as a last resort rather than a public good.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has been criticized for not going after the powerful people responsible for inciting the January 6 insurrection.
As former Chief Justice Warren Burger said: “The Framers clearly intended to secure the right to bear arms essentially for military purposes.”
On the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a conversation on what can be done right now to minimize the impact of this decision on the most vulnerable people.
With the end of Roe v. Wade achieved, the fascist right is setting its sights on shutting down all abortion solidarity and assistance.
The Supreme Court is taking away a fundamental bodily right — and condemning pregnant people to financial suffering and possible death.
The argument that RICO prosecution should be reserved for cartels and corporations ignores the power of Atlanta’s music industry.
“There’s definitely a sentiment out there that Afghanistan is so backwards and ‘lost’ that it isn’t worth trying anymore,” said Ryan Mauro, director of the Afghan Liberty Project.
An ad paid for by Davis’s state committee did not mention his role with the Illinois Democratic Party, instead highlighting his work in U.S. Congress.
The attacks on anti-abortion centers express a necessary militant fury. But the conflation of militance with violence is a mistake.
As states like Illinois work to expand abortion access in the wake of Roe, others, like Missouri, will seek to assert control over their residents.
Gustavo Petro of the Humane Colombia party is set to become the country’s first leftist leader.
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