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Following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, Patagonia vowed it would cover bail for any employees arrested at peaceful abortion protests. In an official statement posted on LinkedIn, the clothing company announced that it will provide “training and bail for those who peacefully protest for reproductive justice.” The benefit applies to both full-time and part-time […]
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that the Second Amendment protects, in the words of Justice Clarence Thomas, “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.” Per a report from the Associated Press, the decision was in response to a New York state law that required the demonstration of a “proper […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a controversial Texas law that would’ve banned social media platforms from restricting user posts based on their views. CNN reports the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling arrives after the tech industry argued in a petition that the Texas law would violate companies’ First Amendment rights to control what content they display on […]
Nancy Pelosi has been barred from receiving Holy Communion in her hometown. Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, announced the decision Friday, citing the House Speaker’s “extreme” pro-choice stance. Catholic law defines abortion as a “grave sin,” and states those who preserve it “are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Cordileone claimed he reached out to […]
Thousands of protesters gathered this weekend in an effort to preserve U.S. abortion rights. Dubbed “Bans Off Our Bodies,” the nationwide demonstrations kicked off Saturday in dozens of cities across the nation, including NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Pittsburgh, and Nashville. The pro-choice events were in response to a recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could […]
Some of entertainment’s biggest names are showing their support for reproductive rights. Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, and Megan Thee Stallion are among the 160 young artists and influencers who lent their names to Planned Parenthood’s #BansOffOurBodies campaign. The organization took out a full-page ad in Friday’s edition of the New York Times, in which they […]
A fire at a Wisconsin anti-abortion group’s headquarters is being investigated as an arson, according to the Wisconsin Star Journal. The fire, which took place early Sunday morning at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison, was spotted by police around 6 a.m. The building itself was spray painted with the phrase “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t […]
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Tennessee State University commencement ceremony on Saturday, and warned graduates that they’ll soon be entering an “unsettled” world, as the country is forced to defend “fundamental principles.” The speech, shared by ABC News, touched on a variety of topics—including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade in the […]
On Tuesday, Politico published a 98-page initial draft majority opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protects abortion rights. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” the draft from Alito, which is said to be from February, reportedly reads. “Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to the hospital on Friday with an infection, ABC News reports. Thomas was sent to Washington D.C.’s Sibley Memorial Hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms, per spokesperson Patricia McCabe, and was later diagnosed with an infection. The 73-year-old is now taking intravenous antibiotics. “His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects […]
