Six Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term

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Tuesday September 17, 2013 · 1:08 PM PDT

2013/09/17 · 13:08

Although the entire docket has not yet been set, the next Supreme Court term is already shaping up to be historic, with decisions on abortion protests, legislative prayer, and state affirmative action, just to name a few.

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Monday September 16, 2013 · 12:57 PM PDT

2013/09/16 · 12:57

Gender-biased sex selection is a cultural practice driven precisely by devaluing and discrimination of women. Stopping it, therefore, is not about denying individual women their “choice.” It is about promoting the rights and worth of girls and women.

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Friday September 13, 2013 · 12:33 PM PDT

2013/09/13 · 12:33

I take a look at some of the horrible insinuations, statements, and questions used by defense attorneys to impugn the character of a 21-year-old female midshipman.

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Thursday September 12, 2013 · 10:33 AM PDT

2013/09/12 · 10:33

On Thursday morning, we stood outside Congress as part of a group of 100 women leaders, and we demanded "salud, dignidad, y justicia"—health, dignity, and justice—for immigrant women.

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Monday September 09, 2013 · 11:29 AM PDT

2013/09/09 · 11:29

Chelsea Manning's now public transition highlights the needs of a vulnerable population.

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Friday September 06, 2013 · 1:04 PM PDT

2013/09/06 · 13:04

After Mexico City liberalized its abortion law, a fierce backlash followed. Is its striking resemblance to the U.S. “pro-life” movement a coincidence?

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Wednesday September 04, 2013 · 2:53 PM PDT

2013/09/04 · 14:53

This past weekend, the New York Times profiled a couple who talked openly about their shared abortion experience.

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Tuesday September 03, 2013 · 2:06 PM PDT

2013/09/03 · 14:06

The underlying problem of the anti-choice movement is that all their arguments go back to the fundamental belief that what strangers do with their own bodies is somehow their business. No matter how hard they try to deny it, this underlying assumption is easy enough to see across a variety of issues.

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Thursday August 29, 2013 · 2:04 PM PDT

2013/08/29 · 14:04

Documents released Monday by the Texas Department of Public Safety show no evidence that the "feminist army" of orange-clad pro-choice supporters brought containers of urine and feces to the Texas state capitol this summer during debates over an omnibus anti-abortion bill.

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Wednesday August 28, 2013 · 1:13 PM PDT

2013/08/28 · 13:13

A recent court decision against stop and frisk speaks specifically to racial profiling, but we know that other kinds of profiling—based on gender, sexual orientation, economic status, and other characteristics—are often used by police.

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Tuesday August 27, 2013 · 12:12 PM PDT

2013/08/27 · 12:12

In the United States there have been more than 6,400 reported incidents of violence against abortion providers since 1977, and around the globe some 47,000 women die from unsafe abortions each year. What’s that about anti-abortion views being non-violent again?

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Monday August 26, 2013 · 1:37 PM PDT

2013/08/26 · 13:37

Women graced the podium at the "Realize the Dream" rally held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. But, as one attendee asked, where were the African-American women movement leaders, the thought leaders?

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