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In a major win for transgender individuals across the country, the Supreme Court has declined to take up the case involving a trans man who was denied a needed surgery because of his gender identity. By denying to hear the case, the court decided his discrimination lawsuit against the hospital…
Even a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court wasn’t enough to grant Ernest Johnson clemency. The death row inmate who many supporters had hoped to save due to his existing intellectual disability was executed on Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the state of Missouri. CNN’s Raja Razek and Paul LeBlanc reported…
Pride Month is ending on an even happier note following Monday’s Supreme Court announcement that schools can’t force transgender students to use bathrooms that don’t align with their gender identity. Orion Rummler of nonprofit newsroom The 19th reported that the case of Gloucester County School Board v. Grimm began seven…
Following an executive order from President Joe Biden directing federal agencies to defend LGBTQ students against discrimination, the Education Department has issued an official statement saying that Title IX does indeed ensure equal protection for LGBTQ students under federal law. Jo Yurcaba of NBC News reported that the Department of…
President Biden’s efforts to create a diverse and inclusive government are continuing beyond his picks for Cabinet and military leadership as he sets his sights on expanding the appointment of Black women on more local courts. According to John Fritze and Ledyard King of USA Today, Biden is poised “to…
Judge Robin Ransom has made history as the first Black woman ever named to the Missouri Supreme Court. Jason Rosenbaum of St. Louis Public Radio reported that on Monday, May 24, Gov. Mike Parson named Appeals Court Judge Ransom as the Show-Me state’s newest Supreme Court justice. In a press…
For months, activists and academics have feared that women’s reproductive rights could soon be under attack in the U.S. And it looks like they were right. Following former President Donald Trump’s appointment of three highly conservative judges to the Supreme Court, the nation’s highest legal body has finally decided to…
The Supreme Court appears to be in the mood to make headlines this week. While they made the shocking announcement to consider a case that may ultimately allow it to overturn Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose, the Supreme Court also decided to fully steer clear of…
Shoplifting on the rise as more Americans steal to survive the pandemic. As deaths from COVID-19 top 300,000 and the virus continues to surge, a new problem is emerging across America. More and more individuals, especially lower-income minorities, are turning to shoplifting as a means of survival. According to the…
Georgia officials reduce early voting availability ahead of monumental state runoff elections. With the balance of the U.S. Senate — and much of what President-elect Joe Biden might be able to accomplish during his first two years in office — hanging on the results of the two Georgia runoff elections…
