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Proposed law would codify Roe in state constitution
California lawmakers are proposing a state constitutional amendment to protect a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. This comes as a result of the leaked opinion regarding the Supreme Court’s pending decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this month.
Anti-abortion legislation turns the clock back 50 years
There has been a recent spread of anti-abortion legislation across the United States showing Republicans interest in controlling women’s bodies, bolstered by a conservative supreme court majority poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion 50 years ago.
Supreme Court needs to be more diverse
President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court to replace the retiring Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to sit upon the Supreme Court. This makes a mark on history and provides much-needed diversity in the highest court.
Supreme Court’s size should be increased
With the recent controversial and highly partisan confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, it is important now more than ever to increase the size of the Supreme Court.
LGBT rights are under fire from Supreme Court
In the first Supreme Court session after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said in a statement that same-sex marriage will continue to have “ruinous consequences for religious liberty.”
Supreme Court rules in favor of Dreamers
On June 18 the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.