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If the US supreme court follows through with its initial decision to overturn Roe v Wade next month, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion. For those who want to protect abortion rights, a governor’s veto pen is about to become all the more powerful. The probable end of Roe has raised the…
“He once said to me: ‘There are two kinds of advertising. You can say “Libby’s Libby’s Libby’s” on the label,’” referring to the commercials from the ’70s that repeated the brand’s name over and over and over. “‘Or you could do something that’s more thought-provoking and kind of subtle.’” The State of Roe v. Wade…
WASHINGTON — Acting swiftly after a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, has set a vote for Wednesday to take up a bill that would codify abortion rights in federal law. The bill, if passed, would protect abortion access nationwide…
At their conference, secrecy is so guarded that no one else is allowed in the room. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, as the junior-most justice, is charged with opening the door if someone knocks. But such precautions seem almost quaint now. In the coming days an investigation launched by Roberts will commence and presumably have a…
Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images On Monday night, news broke that the Supreme Court had privately voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion obtained by Politico. While the official ruling is not expected until June, the presumed outcome would have a devastating impact on abortion access across the country.…
The United States Supreme Court is set to overturn a landmark ruling allowing abortion for women across the country, according to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico magazine. The news outlet said it had obtained an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that showed the court had voted to strike down…
In celebration of the 150th birthday of civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter, Class of 1895, University President Lawrence S. Bacow, historian Keisha N. Blain, and family members of Trotter spoke at an IOP forum Thursday. The event, titled “Reimagining Our Radical Roots,” was co-hosted by the Center for Public Leadership’s William Monroe Trotter Collaborative…
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. A United States-initiated resolution that expressed “grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine” on Thursday received 93 votes in favour and 24 against, with 58 member states abstaining from the process. After the vote,…
This is a historic win that gives organized labor its first foothold in the retail giant’s US operations. By Spencer Soper and Matt DayBloomberg Published On 1 Apr 20221 Apr 2022 Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, a historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold…