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Breaking: Supreme Court to hear challenge to health care law
TweetThe Supreme Court has announced it will hear a challenge to the health care reform law passed on 2010. Challenges to the law’s constitutionality appeared immediately after the bill was signed. The Obama administration apparently urged the court to take up this case in an attempt to settle the constitutionality question. Oral arguments could be [...]
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Justice Ginsburg to female judges: “Dare to disagree”
TweetIt’s no secret that Feministing folks have a bit of a girl crush on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second female Supreme Court Justice and the first Jewish woman to serve on the court. In addition to being a remarkable public advocate for women’s rights, she’s been known to speak out against attacks on women’s health, [...]
Anita Hill on sexual harassment, Ginny Thomas, Slutwalks, and more
TweetLast week, I interviewed Anita Hill for our Feministing Five series to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her famous testimony before the U.S. Senate. The interview was filled with so much goodness that I had to write a follow-up post with more of her insights, which you’ll find below. And don’t forget, if you’re in [...]
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NineteenPercent: The erosion of Roe and why you should give a shit
TweetOur awesome vlogging maven NineteenPercent has a few words for you about why everyone should care about efforts to overturn Roe v Wade and limit access to abortion. Thanks to Amber, for reminding us that a Supreme Court ruling doesn’t mean the fight for reproductive freedom is over. “It’s not over,” as she so rightly [...]
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Supreme Court to rule on Arizona immigration law