The attorney general of Alabama finally went where the logic of the anti-abortion movement has long pointed.
reproductive rights
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Best of 2022: Ramenda Cyrus
Our John Lewis Writing Fellow offers her favorite stories of the year.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Q&A: Justice on the Brink
Linda Greenhouse, the doyenne of Supreme Court journalism, considers the crisis of confidence that has marred the Court’s legitimacy.
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Can Young Georgians Give Democrats Their 51st Senator?
Georgia youths are surging to the polls and could play a decisive role in the December 6 runoff election.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The ‘Dobbs’ Promise Gets Tested at the Supreme Court
A Supreme Court case being heard next week will begin to test whether the elimination of rights in ‘Dobbs’ will remain limited to abortion.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Women’s Policy Giant Struggles Amid New Leadership
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research has shaped laws nationwide. Now, dozens of former staffers allege it’s in crisis.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Rediscover Populism—and Not a Moment Too Soon
As Republicans took a radical turn, Democrats learned to talk to normal people again.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Winners From the Midterms? The Supreme Court’s Right Wing.
The restraint of congressional overrides is probably gone.
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The 2022 Midterms
Ed Burmila comes on to discuss Democrats’ surprising performance.
Posted inPolitics
The Real Republican Dilemma
Check out this week’s exit polls: The party’s defining positions don’t command popular support.
