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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Not this again: The Trump administration is preparing to direct Justice Department resources away from civil rights and towards investigating and suing universities whose affirmative action admissions policies are deemed to discriminate against white applicants.

Not this again: The Trump administration is preparing to direct Justice Department resources away from civil rights and towards investigating and suing universities whose affirmative action admissions policies are deemed to discriminate against white applicants.

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Photo of the Day: “Monument Quilt” sends messages of solidarity to Marissa Alexander

After 4-and-a-half years of legal battle for firing a warning shot into a wall in self-defense against her abusive husband, Marissa Alexander is expected to be released from jail today, though she’ll likely remain under house arrest for two more years — which, as Maya Schenwar notes, means “she won’t be free.” 

After 4-and-a-half years of legal battle for firing a warning shot into a wall in self-defense against her abusive husband, Marissa Alexander is expected to be released from jail today, though she’ll likely remain under house ...