By Emma Williams Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune A Texas Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions. Voters would have to approve it — but Republican […]
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In Roe decision, Justice Clarence Thomas Invites New Legal Challenges to Contraception and Same-sex Marriage Rights
BY JAMES BARRAGÁN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org Tucked inside the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that overturned the long-held constitutional protection for abortion was a concurring opinion from conservative Justice Clarence […]
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Ignoring the Plague of Mass Shootings, U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows More Individuals to Carry Concealed Weapons
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a 6-3 decision that ultimately will lead to more people legally carrying guns in America’s larger cities, the U.S. […]
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Lawyer’s Committee Calls Judge Jackson a Fair-Minded Jurist Committed to Civil Rights and Justice for All
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On the morning of the Senate Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil […]