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Rick Rojas
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Bill Classifying Abortion as Homicide Is Advanced by Louisiana Lawmakers
The proposal threatens to prosecute women who end a pregnancy, a possible new frontier in the abortion debate as the Supreme Court appears inclined to…
How the Mississippi Clinic at the Center of the Supreme Court Case Is Reacting
Jackson Women’s Health has seen an increase in patients, many from states like Texas and Louisiana that have restricted access to abortions.
With a Pardon, Homer Plessy’s Record Is Clear, but a Painful Legacy Endures
He boarded a whites-only train with the hope of undoing racist laws. Instead, his arrest led to a Supreme Court decision that upheld the “separate…
Homer Plessy’s Arrest in 1892 Led to a Landmark Ruling. Now He May Get Justice.
His legacy is tied to a Supreme Court decision that upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine, underpinning laws that segregated and disenfranchised African Americans for…