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June 2, 2022
Alok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine Gender
This year brings an unprecedented surge of anti-trans legislation banning everything from sports participation to healthcare access. So far, we鈥檙e tracking roughly 280 state bills that have been filed ahead of or during this legislative session. At the same time, the Supreme Court is on the precipice of delivering a...
Alok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine Gender June 2, 2022
Alok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine Gender
Alok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine GenderThis year brings an unprecedented surge of anti-trans legislation banning everything from sports participation to healthcare access. So far, we鈥檙e tracking roughly 280 state bills that have been filed ahead of or during this legislative...
May 26, 2022
Southern Abortion Activists Share Their Playbook
Supreme Court decision season is upon us, and with that, we wait for the final opinion in the Mississippi abortion ban case that could overturn Roe v. Wade. The idea of living in a post-Roe world is terrifying, the impacts will be broad and almost everyone will feel them in...
Southern Abortion Activists Share Their Playbook May 26, 2022
Southern Abortion Activists Share Their Playbook
Southern Abortion Activists Share Their PlaybookSupreme Court decision season is upon us, and with that, we wait for the final opinion in the Mississippi abortion ban case that could overturn Roe v. Wade. The idea of living in a post-Roe...
May 19, 2022
The Impact of Intergenerational Immigrant Trauma
May marks Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. To mark the importance of this month and how it intersects our work at the 老澳门开奖结果, we are bringing you this conversation with Malaysian American award-winning writer and audio producer, Stephanie Foo. Stephanie is the author of...
The Impact of Intergenerational Immigrant Trauma May 19, 2022
The Impact of Intergenerational Immigrant Trauma
The Impact of Intergenerational Immigrant TraumaMay marks Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. To mark the importance of this month and how it intersects our work at the 老澳门开奖结果, we are bringing you this conversation...
May 12, 2022
The Casualties of Overturning Roe
Last week, the draft opinion for the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization was leaked. Justice Alito wrote the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Everything about what has happened is remarkable: the leak, the decision, and the reasoning. The repercussions for what...
The Casualties of Overturning Roe Last week, the draft opinion for the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization was leaked. Justice Alito wrote the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Everything about what...
May 10, 2022
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?
This is 鈥淎sk an Expert,鈥� a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Speech, Privacy, and Technology project. We have been...
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School? May 10, 2022
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?This is 鈥淎sk an Expert,鈥� a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert...
May 3, 2022
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe
On Monday night, the news publication Politico leaked a draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Alito. The draft details the highly anticipated decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization, known to the public as the case that could overturn Roe. Supreme Court...
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe May 3, 2022
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of RoeOn Monday night, the news publication Politico leaked a draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Alito. The draft details the highly anticipated decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚...
May 3, 2022
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?
For this edition, we are diving into free speech and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Speech, Privacy and Technology project. Last week for our first episode, we established our free speech footing, defining exactly what free speech is and isn't. This week, Ben is back...
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech? May 3, 2022
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?For this edition, we are diving into free speech and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Speech, Privacy and Technology project. Last week for our first episode, we established our free...
April 28, 2022
Pain Relief Is a Civil Right
For years now, pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 50 million Americans annually. This isn鈥檛 the kind of pain you endure when you trip onto the pavement, scab, bruise and heal. It鈥檚 the persistent gnawing, aching, throbbing that happens over a long period of...
Pain Relief Is a Civil Right For years now, pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 50 million Americans annually. This isn鈥檛 the kind of pain you endure when you trip onto the pavement, scab, bruise...
April 26, 2022
Ask an Expert: What Is Free Speech?
This is "Ask an Expert," a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Speech, Privacy, and Technology project. Free Speech is...
Ask an Expert: What Is Free Speech? This is "Ask an Expert," a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert...
April 21, 2022
Black Lives Matter DC v. Trump
On June 1, 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in Lafayette Square Park near the White House to protest against police brutality and the police killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In a violation of civil rights and what the New York Times named 鈥渙ne of the defining moments...
Black Lives Matter DC v. Trump On June 1, 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in Lafayette Square Park near the White House to protest against police brutality and the police killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In a violation...