Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Two Challenges to Texas Abortion Law
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on two challenges to S.B. 8, the Texas law that effectively bans all abortions six weeks after a pregnant person’s missed period. The law went into effect on September 1st, after the Supreme Court declined to vacate the...
Understanding the ADA Challenge to Texas’s Ban on School Mask Requirements
In E.T. v. Abbott, Disability Rights Texas argues that Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on public schools enforcing masking requirements violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The plaintiffs are Texas public school children under the age of twelve (and...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. President Biden announced a new slate of judicial nominees, several justices are in the news after criticizing the media and public perception of the Court, SCOTUS has added new cases to its merits docket, and...DOJ Supports Trans Woman’s Eighth Amendment Claim
Last week, the Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in support of Ashley Diamond’s lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections. Diamond, a Black trans woman and civil rights activist who is incarcerated, has endured repeated sexual assaults...
If you read nothing else today, read this by @NotesFromHeL. What these children & grandparents are enduring should not be. We need a sane & urgent plan to address gun violence. But Terrez McCleary’s determination & the love of these grandparents… https://www.inquirer.com/news/columnists/inq2/gun-violence-trauma-kids-kalahari-resorts-waterpark-poconos-20211122.html
I wrote about the 1st Amendment for @HarvardCRCL! Grateful for the opportunity! "Fidelity to the Constitution should not be optional for lawmakers... It is the bare minimum credential for public service." https://tinyurl.com/nxxtb2aw