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How 6 Supreme Court Justices Undid Decades of Progress in Just 6 Weeks
And this is only the beginning.
Now Would Be a Great Time for the Press to Learn How to Cover Trump
The other great time was seven years ago. Or four. Or two.
The Supreme Court Doesn't Care About What Americans Want
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the EPA will have far reaching effects for the future of environmental regulation and the Republic itself.
Democrats Are Not Going to 'Vote Harder,' Primaries Show
Democrats have been voting, and voting dutifully, for decades. After a disastrous week for liberal priorities thanks to the opinions of six unelected people, the question is: What has it got them?
What Happens When Marriage Equality Is Repealed? Bermuda Is Already Living It
Bermuda’s example shows that LGBTQ equality cannot be taken for granted, even within battles we think we’ve won.
Supreme Court Kneecaps Federal Government’s Ability to Fight Climate Change
The ruling, in a case many legal experts believed the Supreme Court never should have taken, will hamper the U.S.’s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Here's What America Looked Like Before the EPA
When it was created, the new Agency sent photographers around the country to capture an America in environmental decline.
Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’
In 2003, Lawrence v. Texas made it illegal for states to ban gay sexual activity. But the Supreme Court has opened the door to reinstating those bans.
An Abortion Ban Just Got Blocked in Texas
Some clinics will now resume providing abortions, but only up to about six weeks of pregnancy.
‘I Have No Pity’: An Arson Attack at an Abortion Clinic Predicts Our Future
Someone set fire to a would-be Wyoming abortion clinic. It's part of Roe v. Wade’s obituary—and a harbinger of abortion’s future.
‘I Don’t Really Want to Go to Jail’: How One Doctor Kept Doing Abortions Post-Roe
A doctor in Arizona kept performing abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned. But due to an 1864 law criminalizing abortion, chaos reigned.
Clarence Thomas Got the History of Abortion Very Wrong
Remember when abortion was freely available in the 1800s? Neither does conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.