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Barrett Could Well Be the Decider in a 2020 Replay of “Bush v. Gore”
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record of attacks on civil rights, workers’ rights, and more is crystal clear.
I Was a Student of Amy Coney Barrett. She Isn’t an LGBTQ Ally.
As a professor at Notre Dame Law Judge Barrett made her anti-LGBTQ sentiments very clear to her students and peers.
Pence’s Handling of COVID Is Straight Out of the Christian Right Playbook
The tendency to lie to advance an agenda is not something Pence needed to learn from Trump.
Clarence Thomas Screed Suggests Supreme Court Should Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito argue “the Court has created a problem that only it can fix.”
DeVos’s Attack on Trans Athletes Is Not About Equity — It’s About Social Control
The Education Department is pulling resources from underfunded districts to punish them for trans-inclusive policies.
Trump Administration Erases LGBTQ People From Major Foreign Aid Policy
A new version of USAID's gender policy omits any mention of transgender people.
Pompeo’s Commission on “Unalienable Rights” Prioritizes Property Over People
The Commission on Unalienable Rights draft report portends further flouting of international human rights law.
Supreme Court Ruling Fails LGBTQ Youth and Students With Disabilities
“Espinoza v. Montana” creates a pathway for religious schools to discriminate against already marginalized students.
Your Boss’s Personal Beliefs Should Not Dictate Your Health Care
The Supreme Court’s ruling in “Trump v. Pennsylvania” could empower employers to deny birth control coverage.
The Supreme Court’s Landmark LGBTQ Case Could Shape the 2020 Election
Though the decision has no effect on voting rights, it suggests the high court feels the shifting political winds.