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  1. the kavanaugh hearings
    Senator Heller Calls Sexual Assault Allegations Against Kavanaugh a ‘Hiccup’He also believes that Kavanaugh will be confirmed.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  2. the kavanaugh hearings
    Senator Claire McCaskill Says She Will Not Vote to Confirm Brett KavanaughShe calls the allegations against him disturbing, but says that is not the reason for her decision.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  3. the kavanaugh hearings
    Senator Mazie Hirono Wants Men to ‘Just Shut Up’She also wants them to do the right thing.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  4. sexual assault
    Everything to Know About the Brett Kavanaugh Sexual-Assault AllegationAll about the Kavanaugh sexual-assault-allegation letter, his accuser, and how senators have reacted.
    By Lisa Ryan
  5. sexual assault
    Will Brett Kavanaugh Face Any Consequences? Women Will.In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser coming forward, it’s clear that only she will pay a price.
    By Irin Carmon
  6. sexual assault
    Woman Who Accused Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Assault Speaks Out“I thought he might inadvertently kill me…He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  7. the kavanaugh hearings
    One of Kamala Harris’s Abortion Questions Left Kavanaugh SpeechlessThe whole room when silent when Kamala Harris finished speaking.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  8. the kavanaugh hearings
    The Most Crucial Moments From Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings, Day TwoA running list of important moments from day two of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
    By Lisa Ryan, Madeleine Aggeler, and Opheli Garcia Lawler
  9. the kavanaugh hearings
    The Most Striking Photos of Protesters Getting Thrown Out of Kavanaugh Hearings“Senators aren’t doing everything that they can to oppose Kavanaugh, so we have to.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  10. the kavanaugh hearings
    What Did Brett Kavanaugh Know About His Former Boss’s Sexual Misconduct?Disgraced judge Alex Kozinski was Kavanaugh’s mentor. At Wednesday’s hearing, one senator intends to find out just how close the two men were.
    By Irin Carmon
  13. the kavanaugh hearings
    The Most Intense Moments From Day One of the Kavanaugh Confirmation HearingsA running list of the most chaotic and dramatic moments from the first day of the Senate confirmation hearings.
    By Lisa Ryan
  14. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Hearing Erupts Into Chaos Minutes After StartProtesters shouted, “This is a travesty.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  15. power
    How to Protest Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination This WeekendOn August 26, cities across the country will protest Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. supreme court
    Kavanaugh Thinks Roe v. Wade Is ‘Settled Law.’ That Doesn’t Mean It’s Safe.Kavanaugh echoes John Roberts’s assurance that he acknowledges precedents protecting abortion rights. But precedents have been and will be overturned.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. everybody hates brett
    Only 28 Percent of Women Want Kavanaugh to Be a Supreme Court JusticeA new CNN poll confirms that most women across party lines don’t like Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  18. power
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Has at Least 5 More Years on the Supreme CourtEighty-five and going strong.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  19. scotus
    Trump Wants Suspense Before Another Reality-Show Supreme Court RevealThe White House deployed some misdirection before the Gorsuch announcement, and that could happen again leading up to the big announcement.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. scotus
    Trump’s Supreme Court Pageant Could Come Down to LooksSince others have ensured that all the candidates are sufficiently conservative, Trump is said to be weighing which finalists have the right image.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. supreme court
    Senator Collins Says Pick of an Anti-Abortion Justice Would ‘Not Be Acceptable’The Republican senator from Maine doesn’t want to see a judge with an “activist agenda.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. scotus
    This Is How Hostile Trump’s Potential SCOTUS Picks Are to Abortion, LGBTQ RightsOne called Roe v. Wade the “worst abomination in the history of constitutional law.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  25. reproductive rights
    What Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Means for Abortion RightsRoe v. Wade is at risk.
    By Lisa Ryan
  26. goodbyes
    Anthony Kennedy Retires From Supreme CourtGet ready for the mother of all confirmation battles.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Baker Who Wouldn’t Make Cake for Gay CoupleBut the decision did not create the precedent that conservatives were looking for.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. supreme court
    Arkansas Becomes the First State to Effectively Ban Medication AbortionThis Supreme Court decision could also leave Arkansas with just one abortion-providing clinic.
    By Amanda Arnold
  29. workers' rights
    How the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arbitration Hurts the #MeToo MovementIt just got a lot harder for women to act collectively to stop sexual harassment in the workplace.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. reproductive rights
    Everything to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Fake Women’s Health CentersThe case could have major implications for the future of abortion rights.
    By Amanda Arnold
  31. power
    The Case for Impeaching Clarence ThomasIt’s time to reexamine the evidence that Clarence Thomas lied to get onto the Supreme Court — and to talk seriously about impeachment.
    By Jill Abramson
  32. me too
    This Is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s #MeToo Story“The attitude to sexual harassment was simply, get past it. Boys will be boys,” she said.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  33. supreme court
    Can California Require Anti-Abortion Clinics to Provide Abortion Information?The Supreme Court will decide whether California’s Reproductive FACT Act violates clinics’ freedom of speech.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  34. politics
    Meet the Texas Lawyer Who Helped an Undocumented Teen Fight for an AbortionRochelle Garza was a court-appointed attorney in a case that quickly showed up in national headlines.
    By Cristian Farias
  37. politics
    Why Anti-Abortion Activists Are Obsessed With Late-Term Abortion BansTuesday’s bill won’t pass the Senate. But that’s not the point.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. lgbtq issues
    Marriage-Equality Advocate Edith Windsor Dies at 88Her Supreme-Court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  39. abortion access
    Here’s Why Texas Abortion Clinics Are Still Struggling to ReopenA year after a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling in their favor, only 3 of 24 clinics have reopened.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  40. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Over Baker’s Refusal to Make Same-Sex Wedding CakeThe baker was found to have violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.
    By Lisa Ryan
  41. gay rights
    Federal Court Says LGBT Workers Are Protected Under the 1964 Civil Rights ActThe ruling is a major victory for gay rights, though the question will probably end up before the Supreme Court.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. supreme court
    SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch Argued Women ‘Manipulate’ Maternity Leave, Students SayThe judge reportedly told his class that employers “must ask females about their family and pregnancy plans to protect the company.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. lgbtq rights
    Student at Center of Trans-Rights Supreme Court Case Says He’ll Keep FightingAfter the Supreme Court opted not to hear his case.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  44. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Landmark Transgender Rights CaseGavin Grimm’s case was sent back to a lower court.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  45. transgender rights
    Trump Administration Revokes Guidelines Aimed at Protecting Transgender StudentsThe previous guidelines under the Obama administration ensured that transgender students had a right to use the bathroom of their choice.
    By Theresa Avila
  46. grammys 2017
    Laverne Cox Highlighted This Supreme Court Case at the GrammysGavin Grimm, a transgender teen from Virginia, is suing after his school board voted against allowing him to use the bathroom of his choice.
    By Theresa Avila
  49. What Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Neil Gorsuch Could Mean for Women’s HealthGorsuch could pose a risk to reproductive rights.
    By Lisa Ryan
  50. fashion court
    The Supreme Court Grappled With the Whole Concept of ‘Fashion’ YesterdayAnd Justice Stephen Breyer emerged as an unlikely style icon.
    By Véronique Hyland
  51. mental illness
    Pakistan Is Going to Execute a Schizophrenic ManIt would be nice to say that the American justice system would never do something like this. It would also be false.
    By Jesse Singal
  52. notorious rbg
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg Can Do More Push-ups Than YouShe can hold a plank longer, too.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  53. never tweet
    How Not to Respond to SCOTUS’s Abortion RulingNever tweet.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  54. abortion rights
    What Today’s Supreme Court Decision Means for Abortion RightsThe Supreme Court struck down two parts of a Texas law that placed restrictions on abortion providers.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  55. cheerocracy
    Supreme Court Weighs In on Cheerleader UniformsThe result could have a big impact on fashion.
    By Véronique Hyland
  56. reproductive rights
    What’s at Stake in Today’s Supreme Court Abortion Case It’s the first time the Supreme Court has heard an abortion case in almost ten years.
    By Jessica Roy
  57. shmashmortion
    Anti-Abortion Texas Lawmaker Has No Idea How Abortion WorksAs Samantha Bee helpfully explains to him.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  58. women's health
    Women Tell Abortion Stories to Supreme CourtThe women are hoping to sway Justice Kennedy’s decision in a big case on Wednesday.
    By Jessica Roy
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