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Jamaal Bowman, Jeff Merkley Propose Bill to End College Legacy Admissions
Opponents of legacy admissions say that the practice is a form of affirmative action for wealthy white students.
Breyer’s Retirement Is Likely to Spark More Dark Money Spending in 2022 Midterms
Nearly $100 million was spent to elect state supreme court judges across the U.S. during the most recent election cycle.
I Safely Self-Managed My Abortion. More People Deserve That Option.
Anyone who decides to end a pregnancy should have the control in their hands, surrounded by the support they want.
The Supreme Court Just Allowed the Executions of Two Disabled Black Men
Donald Grant and Matthew Reeves were executed after failing to “choose” their own method of death, activists say.
Since “Citizens United,” Billionaires Are Spending Nearly $1B More on Elections
Billionaires spent $1.2 billion on the 2020 election – about 70 times what they spent on campaign donations in 2008.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Is Retiring, Opening Seat for Biden Nominee
Democrats have been urging the 83-year-old liberal to retire in order to give Biden a chance to fill his spot.
Abortion Rights Defenders Are Calling on Legislators to Codify “Roe”
Progressive lawmakers say the Women's Health Protection Act would protect abortion rights.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Trump Appeal on Docs Going to Jan. 6 Committee
The January 6 select committee called the order from the court “a victory for the rule of law and American democracy.”
Republicans, Aided by Manchin and Sinema, Are Stonewalling Voting Rights Bill
The Senate will debate the voting rights bill for all to see, but the filibuster is set to prevent it from passing.
Florida Republicans Push for 15-Week Abortion Ban
The ban is similar to a Mississippi law that is currently under consideration by the United States Supreme Court.