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Weekly Column: WRighteous
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You can’t take a knee, but you can take a bullet.
Instead of Pointing a Finger, Take a Knee
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If we did this, Republicans would lose, every single time.
supreme court
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Threat to Our Rights
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While Gorsuch was not the most controversial or conservative name on Donald Trump’s short list of nominees, that doesn’t mean he will be a safe Supreme Court justice for many Americans whose rights hang in the balance.
Immigration
Families Fractured by Immigration Need Reform, Regrouping More Than Ever
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In his remaining months in office Obama is unlikely to remedy the setback the U.S. Supreme Court recently inflicted on millions of Americans and their immigrant families. But the fight isn’t over.
U.S. Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scrutinizes Court’s Gender Rulings
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The 81-year-old, known to her online fans as the Notorious R.B.G., is the oldest member of the court, but she says she’s not planning on going away any time soon. Here are some of her thoughts from a New York women’s health gathering earlier this week.
Abortion
Critics to High Court: ‘Buffer’ Ruling Extreme
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Women’s and rights advocates were quick to criticize a unanimous ruling that strikes down a state law banning anti-choice protesters within 35 feet of clinics.
Abortion
High Court Takes on Birth Control, Activists Ignited
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Activists on both sides rushed to Twitter when the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases this spring that are classic conflicts between religious beliefs and women’s right to unbiased health care.
Health & Science
Health Ruling Hailed Except on Medicaid Rules
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The individual mandate is upheld in Thursday’s Supreme Court decision on health care reform, but the ruling that gives states leeway to opt out of federal funding for Medicaid expansion is called worrisome for low-income women.
Work
Wal-Mart Women Pave the Way for Paycheck Fairness
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The Supreme Court ruling on Wal-Mart spotlights the tough fight between female wage earners and employers. To balance our family checkbooks, we all need help from local politicians to pass the Paycheck Fairness bill.