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After Supreme Court decision, states become primary battlefield for transgender rights
By leaving the “wisdom” and “fairness” of transgender minors’ health care to “the people, their elected…
Can the Equal Rights Amendment be brought back to life?
In recent weeks, several groups have asked outgoing President Joe Biden to order the Archivist of the United States to certify the…
The Supreme Court questions law on gender affirming care for teenagers
A divided Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024 considered one of the highest profile cases in its current term, leaving perhaps more…
Supreme Court to consider gender affirming care laws for minors
One of the highest profile cases in the Supreme Court’s upcoming term could set a precedent over the ability of several states…
Once again, Supreme Court dives into abortion fray
The only people who may have actually believed the Supreme Court was getting out of the abortion issue by eliminating the…
On this day, the Roe v. Wade decision
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that continues to divide the nation to this day.
Happy birthday to the 18th Amendment!
It was on this day in 1919 that the Constitution gained a new amendment. However, the 18th Amendment, which made Prohibition the…
Why is August 26 known as Women’s Equality Day?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26th…
Will the Equal Rights Amendment Be Adopted?
The ERA remains caught up in the surprisingly unsettled question of the process of adding a proposed amendment to the…
Loving, marriage, and (in)equality
In this commentary, Serena Mayeri of the University of Pennsylvania Law School explains what Loving v. Virginia did and did not do…
